Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for Global Infrastructure Development: Uncovering the Perceived Barriers, Drivers, and Underlying Risks
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) emerged in 2013 as a flagship foreign policy by the Chinese government to drive economic growth, policy coordination and regional connectivity through infrastructure development. At its core lies a debt-financed model that has raised considerable concerns regarding a “debt trap” and s...