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What is Neo-Colonialism

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Dealing With Regional Conflicts of Global Importance
A term used to describe the indirect control or influence by powerful countries over weaker ones, especially in terms of economic and cultural dominance.
Published in Chapter:
China's Belt and Road Initiative: An Instrument for Regional Conflict Mitigation and Global Power Shifts
Mohamad Zreik (School of International Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, China)
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-9467-7.ch005
Abstract
This chapter explores the geopolitical and geoeconomic implications of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a massive project initiated in 2013 that could potentially reshape global power dynamics. The BRI, viewed as a manifestation of China's soft power, holds potential to alleviate international conflicts, foster international collaboration, and expedite global transformations. It aims to strengthen international relations, bolster economies, and instill peace in conflict-ridden regions like the Middle East, Afghanistan, and certain parts of Africa. By broadening infrastructure, generating new economic prospects, and integrating regions, the BRI could herald an era of peace. It also hints at the emergence of a multipolar world with China's increasing influence. By potentially decreasing conflict likelihood and forming new global governance systems, the BRI might enhance economic interdependence and diplomatic relations. This chapter begins a dialogue on how such economic initiatives can mitigate regional turbulence and influence future global order.
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Tourism as a Tool for Poverty Eradication in Kenya
The use of cultural, economic, and political pressure to influence and control decisions in independent countries that were former colonies. The phenomenon is predominant among developed nations to developing countries.
Published in Chapter: Tourism as a Tool for Poverty Eradication in Kenya; From: Handbook of Research on the Role of Tourism in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
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Indigenous Knowledge Discourses in Africa: At the Intersection of Culture, Politics, and Information Science
A system in which the former colonial masters of a nation continue to dominate their colonial countries such countries despite them being independent. It includes remains of colonialism that exists in different ways, including the use of colonial languages, marginalisation of cultures of indigenous people and other economic and political means of domination of such indigenous people by their former colonial masters.
Published in Chapter: Indigenous Knowledge Discourses in Africa: At the Intersection of Culture, Politics, and Information Science; From: Handbook of Research on Social, Cultural, and Educational Considerations of Indigenous Knowledge in Developing Countries
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Sino-African Foreign Direct Investment in Land: Problems and Prospects
Subtle use of economic, political pressures to control resources and influence other countries.
Published in Chapter: Sino-African Foreign Direct Investment in Land: Problems and Prospects; From: Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions
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