This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book delves into the widely held belief that the 21st century will be the "Asian Century" by examining the Asia's rapid economic development in the post-war era and the challenges it faces in forging ahead of world leaders in the West. The...

Chapter 1. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): The South-South Cooperation (SSC) with Chinese Characteristics -- Chapter 2. The Belt and Road Initiative: China’s New Role in Geopolitics and Security Issue -- Chapter 3. The BRI and its Economic Corridors: Opportunities for Development --...

Introduction -- Section 1: Theoretical overview of China and BRI relations -- Narrating Models of Development - China and the EU between ‘Strategic Modernizer’ and ‘Rules-based Transformer’ -- Challenges and Opportunities in the EU-China Trade Relations -- From ‘International...

Part One. From Richard the Lionheart to the cession of Cyprus to the British -- First section: The domination of the West -- 1. The conquest of Cyprus by Richard the Lionheart -- 2. The period Lusignan domination -- 3. The crisis of Frankish rule -- 4. The period of Venetian rule (1474-1578) --...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter-2. Sustainable Growth, Financial Stability and the Failure/Un-Constitutionality of the Dodd-Frank Act (USA) (and Similar Statutes in Other Countries) -- Chapter-3. Economic Psychology, Geopolitical Risk and the Un-Constitutionality of Credit Rating Agencies,...

The emergence and development of energy diplomacy -- The practice and theory of energy diplomacy -- The forefront of theoretical issues related to energy diplomacy -- A few basic fields of energy diplomacy -- The situation of international energy diplomacy -- Energy diplomacy of the major...

Macroeconomics is the application of economic theory to the study of the economy’s growth, cycle and price-level determination. Macroeconomics takes account of stylized facts observed in the real world and builds theoretical frameworks to explain such facts. Economic growth is a stylized fact...

1. China and its New Position in the World Economy -- 2.China's Economic Growth and its Main Sources -- 3. The Growing Importance of China in Global Trade -- 4. FDI as a Driving Force of China's Expansion -- 5. The Importance of the Energy Sector in China's Growth Strategy -- Quo Vadis China

1. Introduction -- 2. Economics Policies, Paradigm Shifts and their Implications -- 3. Economic Development and the Belt and Road Initiative -- 4. Regional Integration, Trade and the Belt and Road Initiative -- 5. The Development of Infrastructure and Economic Growth -- 6. Projects of the Belt...

1. Introduction -- 2. The Changing International Financial System -- 3. International Economic Growth -- 4. The Effects of the Belt and Road Initiative on China's Domestic Economy -- 5. Effects of the Belt and Road Initiative on the Domestic Economies of Participating Countries -- 6. Effects of...