Sharing the Spoils

Winners and Losers in the Belt and Road Initiative in Myanmar

Bibliographic Data

ID8091968
AuthorsSiusue Mark (0000-0001-8402-3370, corresponding author), Indra Overland (0000-0002-5955-4759, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs), Roman Vakulchuk (0000-0001-6829-8294, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Year2020
Volume39
Issue3
Pages381-404
Publication date2020-10-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1868-1034 • E-ISSN: 1868-4882
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1868103420962116
OpenAlexW3095329496
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited21

This article studies the impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on economic actors in Myanmar. It hypothesizes that the BRI has strong transformative potential, because Chinese projects are likely to transform Myanmar’s economy on different scales and influence the allocation of economic benefits and losses for different actors. The study identifies economic actors in Myanmar who are likely to be most affected by BRI projects. It also discusses how BRI-related investments could affect the country’s complex conflict dynamics. The article concludes with policy recommendations for decision makers in Myanmar, China, and the international community for mitigating the BRI’s possible negative impacts. The analysis draws on secondary sources and primary data collection in the form of interviews with key actors in Hsipaw, Lashio, and Yangon, involved with and informed about the BRI in Myanmar at the local, regional, and national levels

China · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Political science · Regional science · Sociology · Southeast asia · Transformative learning · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography

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