One Belt, One Road and the process of OBORization

T. Wing Lo; Dina Siegel; Sharon I. Kwok

One Belt, One Road and the process of OBORization

T. Wing Lo
, Dina Siegel
, Sharon I. Kwok

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Abstract

China proposed the One Belt and One Road (OBOR) initiative in 2013 to further connect countries in the region and encourage factors of collaboration, including policy, trade, and financing between them, while increasing the speed of each country’s economic development. However, this ambitious project is not without consequences, as the intensifying connections between these countries may facilitate the movement of illegal goods and services and create a new network of criminals. The issue that arises here is whether the launch of OBOR and its potential to attract international criminogenic flows of capital will contribute to a heightened amount of organized crimes in newly linked regions and how law enforcement agencies respond to them. This chapter introduces the background of OBOR and the concept of “OBORization” that guides our discussion throughout each chapter of this edited volume.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Organized Crime and Corruption Across Borders: Exploring the Belt and Road Initiative
Editors	T. Wing Lo, Dina Siegel, Sharon I. Kwok
Place of Publication	U.K.
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	3-14
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9780429031045
ISBN (Print)	9780367142766
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 selection and editorial matter, T. Wing Lo, Dina Siegel and Sharon I. Kwok.

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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organized crime
transnational crime
criminology
crime prevention
China

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One Belt, One Road and the process of OBORization

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