China's belt and road initiative : potential transformation of Central Asia and the South Caucasus

Cover -- Sagehistory page -- Advancepraises page -- Aboutthisbook page -- Halftitle page -- Marketing page -- Fulltitle page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- List of figures, boxes, and tables -- List of acronyms -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 An economic perspective on the Belt and Road Initiative: Six years after its launch -- Annex 2.1: Years in which countries joined the BRI -- Annex 2.2: Annual commitments or approvals by IFIs (USD millions) -- Chapter 3 An "inside-out" perspective on the impact of the BRI in Central Asia and the South Caucasus: Overview -- Annex 3.1: Flows of BRI-related finance to CASC -- Chapter 4 The Belt and Road Initiative: The case of Kazakhstan -- Chapter 5 The Kyrgyz Republic and the Belt and Road Initiative -- Chapter 6 The Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia and the South Caucasus: A view from Tajikistan -- Chapter 7 The Belt and Road Initiative in Uzbekistan -- Chapter 8 The Belt and Road Initiative in the South Caucasus region -- Chapter 9 Building the Belt and Road: The impact on China and Central Asia -- Chapter 10 European perspectives on the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative -- Annex 10.1: Press release-Opening of the New Silk Road Orient Express -- Chapter 11 An Indian perspective on the Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia and the South Caucasus -- Chapter 12 China's Belt and Road Initiative and Japan, and its impact on Japan-Central Asia relations -- Chapter 13 The Belt and Road Initiative: A Russian perspective -- Chapter 14 US perspectives on China's Belt and Road Initiative in the South Caucasus and Central Asia -- Chapter 15 Conclusion and recommendations -- References and notes -- About the editors, authors, and research associates -- Photo credits.