Securing the Belt and Road Initiative : risk assessment, private security and special insurances along the new wave of Chinese outbound investments /: risk assessment, private security and special insurances along the new wave of Chinese outbound investments. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alessandro Arduino, Xue Gong (editors).
• Editors: Arduino, Alessandro; Gong, Xue
• Other Names: Securing the Belt and Road Initiative: Risk Assessment, Private Security and Special Insurances along the New Wave of Chinese FDI (Workshop)
• Contents: Intro; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction; Security Challenges; Risks Challenges; Corporate Social Responsibilities Challenges; References; Part II: The Belt and Road Security Blueprint; Chapter 2: The Uneven Regulation of Private Security in ASEAN Member States; Introduction; ASEAN in the Belt and Road Initiative; Securing the Belt and Road Initiative; Domestic Private Security Services in ASEAN States; Legal and Regulatory Frameworks in ASEAN States; Responsible Regulatory Authorities. CoverageLicence Requirements and Restrictions; Mandatory Training Requirements; Powers of Enforcement; Possession and Use of Firearms; Employment and Labour Laws; Conclusion; Bibliography; Legal Documents; References; Chapter 3: China's Belt and Road Security: The Increasing Role of Insurance and Private Security Companies; Introduction; Belt and Road Initiative Requirements: Special Insurances and Private Security; Private Security Corporations with 'Chinese Characteristics'; Belt and Road Security: Who Is in Charge?; In Search of a Safe Chinese Dream; References. Part III: Maritime Political and Security RisksChapter 4: Singapore's Role in the Belt and Road Initiative; Introduction: The Belt and Road Initiative and Its Significance; Rationale Behind China's BRI; The BRI Has Significant Implications for Southeast Asia; Singapore Can Play an Important Role; Challenges Lie Ahead; Concluding Remarks; Chapter 5: Resolving the Malacca Dilemma: Malaysia's Role in the Belt and Road Initiative; Introduction; China's Emergent Role in the Malaysian Economy; Understanding the East Coast Rail Link. Looking Beyond Grand Strategy and Great VisionConclusion; References; Chapter 6: The PRC's Maritime Silk Road Initiative, Southeast Asia, and the United States; PRC: A History as a Land Power and Its Implications for South East Asia; Staking Out a Benign Narrative: The Maritime Silk Road; Institutional and Policy Framework; The Rationale Behind the Maritime Road in the Southeast Asian Region; The Issue of Regional Trust Towards the PRC's Core Strategic Interests; Regional Response to BRI; The Opportunity of Sharing: BRI and Investment, Finance and Politics. Responses: Pivoting Versus 'The Big Deal'Conclusion; Part IV: Corporate Social Responsibilities and Insurance Performance of Chinese Investments; Chapter 7: China Power Investment Corporation in Myanmar; Introduction; Economic Relations of China and Myanmar; Sino-Burmese Trade Relations; China's Investment in Myanmar; CSR Practice by Chinese Companies; Case Study: CPI in Myitsone Dam; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: CSR as a Tool to Mitigate Risk for the B & R Initiative: The Case of Thailand; Theoretical Background; Why CSR Could Mitigate the B & R Risks.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 308 pages)
• Subjects: 332.67351; Political science; Security, International -- Eurasia -- Congresses; Risk assessment -- China -- Congresses; Investments, Chinese -- Foreign countries -- Congresses; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance; Investments, Chinese; Business & Economics -- Economics -- General; Political Science -- Globalization; Economic systems & structures; Globalization; Globalization; Politics & government; China -- Foreign economic relations -- 21st century -- Congresses; China -- Commercial policy -- Congresses; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811071164; 9811071160
• Related ISBNs: 9811071152; 9789811071157
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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