This book demonstrates how economic tools have been used throughout history to accomplish goals of military conflict, how they can be used more effectively than traditional means of warfare in the modern era, and how we can derive a better understanding of economic strategy applicable not just...

Part I: The New Silk Road - An Overview of the Global Project -- Part II: A Global Phenomenon Explored Through Different Regional Views -- Part III: Different Viewpoints on Political, Socio-Economics, Cultural and Ecological Impacts of the New Silk Road -- Part IV: Tourism Perspectives.

1. Introduction: The BRI as Strategic Camouflage -- 2. The Road to the Belt and the Road -- 3. The BRI and its Different Manifestations -- 4. India May Join and Benefit from the BRI – A Chinese View -- 5. The BRI and the Good, Not So Good and Bad Business with India -- 6. India as Jealous Foe...

Understanding the Recent Sino-U.S. Trade Conflict -- The Status of China’s Market Economy and Structural Reforms: The Issues behind the U.S.-China Trade War -- The Day After Tomorrow: Evaluating the Burden of Trump’s Trade War -- The Potential Impact of China–US BIT on China’s...

Chapter 1. Introduction: Governance, Rent-seeking and Upgrading in Global Value Chains -- Part I: Interdisciplinary Theoretical Contributions – Framing The Debate -- Chapter 2. Contemporary Globalization and Value Systems: What Gains for Developing Countries? -- Chapter 3. Global Value Chains...