Zhang, L;
(2019)
Green Bonds in China and the Sino-British Collaboration: More a partnership of learning than commerce.
The British Journal of Politics and International Relations
, 21
(1)
pp. 207-225.
10.1177/1369148118807854.
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Abstract
This article explores the role of Sino-British collaboration in promoting green bond development in China, the extent to which it meets the UK’s wider objectives regarding UK-China bilateral relationship and the underlying factors. Drawing on desk research and interviews, it tests and validates the hypothesis that the key driving force for this development is the coupling of the financialisation of the Chinese economy and the politics of ‘ecological civilisation’, although learning from international interaction has also played a role. It further shows that the scope for UK to benefit from this growth is limited by the structure of UK-China trade, China’s strong macro-economic control and its approach to international relations that prioritises learning and identity transformation rather than the opening up of its market. Inter-hub competition also plays a part.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Green Bonds in China and the Sino-British Collaboration: More a partnership of learning than commerce |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1369148118807854 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148118807854 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Chinese solutions, domestic politics, financialisation, green bonds, inter-hub competition, learning, liberalism versus statism, macro-economic control, market access, national identity, partnership, UK-China relations |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Development Planning Unit |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10057133 |
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