Political science Independent Study Proposal

Political science Independent Study Proposal

China’s “Marshall Plan”— One belt one Road initiative

Statement of Purpose

Include knowledge, perspective, and skill goals in this section.

65 years after the impaction of the US marshall plan, China president Xi Jinping unveiled the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road policy initiatives.

The purpose of the project is to study the One belt and road initiative in depth and present a report which could break down two major parts: First part is the is the overall view of the initiative; by looking into the US Marshall plan in the 1940s and Comparing the Marshall plan and Belt and Road Initiative—from economic to political purposes. The 2nd part; we will have the case by case study of the risk and challenge the initiative is currently and will be facing .(especially the risk of debt distress in some borrower countries. )

Rationale

Include the reason for taking the Independent Directed Study. Elective study in a field of interest to the student that is not available through current curriculum,

Research Methodology

Institutional reports and journal articles

bibliography

https://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/examining-debt-implications-belt-and-road-initiative-policy-perspective.pdf

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-018-0077-9

http://centralasiaprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/OBOR_Book_.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312396981_One_Belt_One_Road_Initiative_New_Route_on_China’s_Change_of_Course_to_Growth

https://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/research/docs/clm47ms.pdf

https://www.csis.org/analysis/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-five-years-later-0

https://www.bakermckenzie.com/-/media/files/insight/publications/2017/10/belt-road/baker_mckenzie_belt_road_report_2017.pdf?la=en

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/529fcf02e4b0aa09f5b7ff67/t/554c49cee4b06fc215162cb4/1431062990726/One+Belt%2C+One+Road.pdf

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/documents/Understanding%20China%E2%80%99s%20Belt%20and%20Road%20Initiative_WEB_1.pdf

https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/04/One-Road-Many-Dreams-The-Impact-Of-China%E2%80%99s-Global.pdf

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Cover-Story/Is-China-s-Belt-and-Road-working-A-progress-report-from-eight-countries

https://www2.deloitte.com/insights/us/en/economy/asia-pacific/china-belt-and-road-initiative.html

https://www.eiu.com/topic/one-belt-one-road

https://thediplomat.com/2016/02/how-chinas-belt-and-road-compares-to-the-marshall-plan/

https://think.ing.com/articles/china-belt-and-road-bigger-than-the-marshall-plan/