Why Are International Organizations Actively Participating in China's Belt and Road Initiative
Author
Fang, Yue
Term
4. term
Publication year
2021
Abstract
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvorfor internationale organisationer aktivt deltager i Kinas Belt and Road-initiativ, selv om mange medlemsstater forholder sig mere afventende. Med udgangspunkt i rational choice-institutionalisme og en cost-benefit-ramme betragtes initiativet som et offentligt gode leveret af Kina, der kan tilbyde selektive incitamenter og muligheder for lederskab gennem diffus gensidighed. Projektet beskriver både kvalitative og kvantitative komponenter samt et empirisk casestudie af Verdensbanken og dens samarbejde med Asiatisk Infrastrukturinvesteringsbank for at illustrere, hvordan deltagelse konkret finder sted. Internationale organisationer modelleres som rationelle aktører med egne præferencer, der internt afvejer omkostninger ved engagement mod forventede gevinster som finansielle ressourcer, politisk indflydelse og omdømmemæssige fordele. De fremlagte resultater peger på, at organisationer vælger at deltage, når de forventede gevinster overstiger omkostningerne, og at det, sammenlignet med at handle alene, ofte er mest fordelagtigt at arbejde inden for BRI-rammen.
This thesis examines why international organizations actively participate in China’s Belt and Road Initiative even as many member states remain cautious. Drawing on Rational Choice Institutionalism and a cost–benefit framework, it treats the initiative as a public good supplied by China that can offer selective incentives and opportunities for leadership through diffuse reciprocity. The project outlines both qualitative and quantitative components and an empirical case study of the World Bank and its cooperation with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to illustrate how participation unfolds in practice. International organizations are modeled as rational actors with distinct preferences that internally weigh the costs of engagement against expected gains such as financial resources, policy influence, and reputational benefits. The findings presented indicate that organizations choose to participate when anticipated benefits outweigh costs and that, relative to acting alone, working within the BRI framework is often the benefit-maximizing option.
[This summary has been generated with the help of AI directly from the project (PDF)]
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