Wei Liu & Hui Zhang 
The Belt and Road: Industrial and Spatial Coordinated Development [PDF ebook] 

This book mainly addresses China’s Belt and Road Initiative in terms of the connectivity industrial and spatial development, as well as current world’s economic and trade pattern under such synergy development, and focuses on the function and mechanism of industry and geography coordination. Although current research on the value circulation between China and developed economies is relatively adequate, the book focuses on the value circulation between the countries and regions, especially the developing economies. China and other developing countries tie strongly with the production value circulation. The coordination industrial and spatial development in the global value cycle is also the cornerstone of long-term stabilization and sustainable development in China. Therefore, this book provides the theoretical and empirical research on Belt and Road from the perspectives on industrial and spatial synergy. This book proposes several questions: Any inherent inlay between industrial and geographic allocation, i.e., is there any possibility for close integration? This book analyzes the necessity of coordinated development of industry and space perspective of production division. Secondly, from the perspective of historical evolution and current situation, it analyzes the relationship among industry, economic growth and fluctuation and compares realizing paths of synergy of industrial and spatial development. It contains the industry and spatial diffusion mechanism and the effect of synergy development. Moreover, the corresponding policy implication is provided for sustainable development through the Belt and Road Initiative.

Table of Content

Comparative Analysis of Economy along the Belt and Road.- Observation and Policy Recommendations for Industrial Relocation under the Belt and Road Initiative.- Upgrading of Industrial Structure in China’s Economic Growth and the Belt and Road Initiative.- Beijing’s Integration into the Belt and Road Initiative.- The Promotion Mechanism and Policy Suggestions of Integrating Qinghai’s Characteristic and Advantageous Industries into the Construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt.- International Industrial-Capacity Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.- Going Global of Industrial-Capacity of Central Enterprises is a New Way to Enhance the Vitality of the World Economy.- The Road Map of the Rise of National Central Cities under the Belt and Road Initiative.- Analysis Report on the Economic Corridors under the Belt and Road Initiative.- Promote the Belt and Road Initiative through Enhancing Service Capability of Logistics System.- Development of Transportation Logistics under the Belt and Road Initiative with Northeast China as an Example.- Trust Mechanism Design of China’s Enterprise Strategic Alliance under the Belt and Road Initiative.- The Geo Development Path of Border City Commercial Banks under the Belt and Road Initiative.- The Belt and Road Initiative”, New Engine of Global Restructuring and World Economic Growth.- Liquidity in Economic Development.- The Historical Experience of China’s Currency Internationalization.- Sleeping with Old Dreams.- Response to Disasters in Poor Countries.- The Belt and Road Initiative: Opening up a New Era of Inclusive Globalization

About the author

Professor Wei Liu is Chancellor of Renmin University of China, field in industrial economics, transition economics, competitive economics, macroeconomics analysis, political economics. His recent publication includes “China’s economic growth report 2013: to realize new historic development” and honors include Sun Yefang Economic Science Award (1994, 1996); Changjiang Distinguished Professor Award by the Ministry of Education.





Professor Hui Zhang is Vice Dean of School of Economics, Peking University, field in Regional economics, Industrial economics. He took charge of over 10 national- and provincial-level research projects and participated in more than 30 national- and provincial-level research projects; more than 70 academic papers and books are published in economics field. His honors include The First Award of Ministry of Education’s Sixth Outstanding Research Achievement for Colleges and Universities in 2013 (Humanities and Social Sciences).