TY - BOOK AU - Beatrice Gallelli AU - Francesca Ghiretti PY - 2023 CY - Lausanne, Switzerland PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 2624-8913 SN - 9783034347075 TI - The Belt and Road initiative in Italy T2 - Five case studies DO - 10.3726/b20683 UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1321488 N2 - Italy’s officially joining the China-led Belt and Road Initiative sparked a fierce debate. By analysing five fields of cooperation, the volume sheds light on whether the bilateral agreement has brought about an intensification of bilateral collaboration as wished by the Italian government at the time and whether the concerns around it have materialised. The contributions will show that potential risks coexist alongside unsubstantiated ones. KW - Bilateral agreement between Italy and China, China-led Belt and Road Initiative, Bilateral collaboration LA - English ER -