Modern Economy, 2018, 9, 623-638
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ISSN Print: 2152-7245
DOI: 10.4236/me.2018.94040 Apr. 18, 2018 623 Modern Economy
One Belt One Road Initiative of China:
Implication for Future of Global Development
Md Nazirul Islam Sarker
1*
, Md Altab Hossin
2
,
Xiaohua Yin
3
, Md Kamruzzaman Sarkar
4
1
School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
2
Department of Information Management and Ecommerce, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu,
China
3
School of Automation Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
4
Department of Zoology, National University, Gazipur, Bangladesh
Abstract
One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative is a historical initiative which connects
the people over the world and facilitates various opportunities for global
peace. The main purpose of this study is to explore implication of One Belt
One Road initiative for global future development. It also analyzes the reasons
of origin, strategy, opportunities and challenges of OBOR initiatives on the
basis of business, economic, political, social and environmental aspects. This
study uses qualitative approach and secondary data particularly journal ar-
ticles, conference proceedings, various documents of government, books,
newspaper articles, magazine articles, and various websites of internet have
been extensively used to determine the objectives. This article argues that
partner countries and agencies will get economic and political benefits from
these initiatives. It facilitates to connect people through road ways, air ways
and water ways, coordinating policies of various governments, financial inte-
gration through cross border business, productivity and regional energy secu-
rity. This study also analyzes risks and challenges associated to OBOR initia-
tive implementation. It suggests that strong coordination among partners of
OBOR is necessary to get full fruits of OBOR through supportive law, policy,
rules and regulations, proper strategy implementation, transparent procure-
ment system, sincere consideration on political, financial, environmental and
social factors.
Keywords
OBOR, Economic Corridor, Financial Integration, Global Economic Development,
China
How to cite this paper: Sarker, M.N.I.,
Hossin, M.A., Yin, X.H. and Sarkar, M.K.
(2018) One Belt One Road Initiative of
China: Implication for Future of Global
Development. Modern Economy, 9, 623-638.
https://doi.org/10.4236/me.2018.94040
Received: February 3, 2018
Accepted: April 15, 2018
Published: April 18, 2018
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