{"product_id":"9789819795130","title":"The Impact of China's Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia Evaluating Risks and Benefits","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Impact of China's Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEvaluating Risks and Benefits\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYos Santasombat | Kian Cheng LEE\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing insights from intensive empirical investigation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in various Southeast Asian countries, this book assesses and analyzes the continuing impact of China’s BRI on Thailand and ASEAN at a critical period of Southeast Asian history. Over the past decade, the BRI, a large flagship foreign policy effort of President Xi Jinping, has had a significant economic, political, and environmental impact across the world. Since its inception, the BRI has remained shrouded in confusion and controversy. The Covid-19 pandemic also presented additional challenges for our understanding of the BRI that warrant further exploration. This volume places special focus on special economic zones (SEZs) and high-speed train projects, and comparatively examines and critically analyzes the risks and benefits stemming from these megaprojects. Breaking away from existing academic studies on the BRI, which have been largely based on macro analysis with a top-down approach and theoretical deliberation, this book focuses on local realities with a qualitative approach to identify the potential impact of the BRI on the development of ASEAN countries. By way of a bottom-up, empirically-rich, first-hand ethnographic account of the risks and benefits of the BRI projects at the local, national, and regional levels in ASEAN, this book makes a substantial contribution to multiple disciplinary arenas, from anthropology, sociology, and history, to political science and international relations, with particular relevance to those researching China and its relationships with Southeast Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYos Santasombat is Professor of Anthropology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director, China-Southeast Asian Studies Center, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University, and Senior Research Scholar, Thailand Research Fund. He is the author of numerous books, including L\u003cem\u003eak Chang: A Reconstruction of Tai Identity in Daikong\u003c\/em\u003e (Canberra: Pandanus Books, ANU, 2001); \u003cem\u003eBiodiversity, Local Knowledge and Sustainable Development\u003c\/em\u003e (Chiang Mai: RCSD, 2003, 2014); \u003cem\u003eFlexible Peasants: Reconceptualizing the Third World’s Rural Types\u003c\/em\u003e (Chiang Mai: RCSD,2008); \u003cem\u003eThe River of Life: Changing Ecosystems of the Mekong Region \u003c\/em\u003e(Chiang Mai: Mekong Press, 2011); as well as the edited volumes Impact of China’s Rise in the Mekong Region (Palgrave Macmillan 2015) and \u003cem\u003eChinese Capitalism in Southeast Asia: Cultures and Practices\u003c\/em\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan 2017), \u003cem\u003eThe Sociology of Chinese Capitalism: Challenges and Prospects\u003c\/em\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan 2019), and \u003cem\u003eTransnational Chinese  Diaspora in Southeast Asia: Case Studies from Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e (Springer 2022). \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 February 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819795130\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e241\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336590581900,"sku":"9789819795130","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819795130.jpg?v=1787254009","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789819795130","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}