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The Belt and Road: Industrial and Spatial Coordinated Development

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  • Brings a better understanding of the theoretical connotation on coordination relationships
  • Establishes a theoretical paradigm of the current world economic situation in the view of mechanism
  • Draws a comparative study on economics and history of relevant countries along the Belt and Road

Part of the book series: Global Economic Synergy of Belt and Road Initiative (SBRI)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. On Comparative Analysis

  2. On Theories and History

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About this book

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.  

Editors and Affiliations

  • Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

    Wei Liu

  • School of Economics, Peking University, Beijing, China

    Hui Zhang

About the editors

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).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Belt and Road: Industrial and Spatial Coordinated Development

  • Editors: Wei Liu, Hui Zhang

  • Translated by: Li Huayu

  • Series Title: Global Economic Synergy of Belt and Road Initiative

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2133-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Peking University Press 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-2132-2Published: 14 September 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-2135-3Published: 15 September 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-2133-9Published: 13 September 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2661-9105

  • Series E-ISSN: 2661-9113

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 409

  • Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Economic Policy, Economic Growth

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