How China is changing the development financing project cycle in Latin America (Belt & Road Podcast)

On episode 15, Erik Myxter-iino talks with Postdoctoral Fellow at the Global Development and Policy Center at Boston University Dr. Rebecca Ray. Rebecca is a co-author of a new report published in part by BU’s GDP center: China and the Amazon: Toward a Framework for Maximizing Benefits and Mitigating Risks of Infrastructure Development. In this episode, Erik and Rebecca talk about how Chinese developmental finance creates a different type of infrastructure project cycle in Latin America and what that means for local governments, civil society organizations, local populations, and the environment.