On this episode, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies master student Nicholas Lo talks about his field work that looked at Chinese infrastructure and natural resource investments in Myanmar, and how Chinese capital can bring specific challenges and some potential gains, to creating sustainable development outcomes in the country. 

This episode is based on Nicholas' article for the Beijing-based NGO Global Environmental Institute 
http://www.geichina.org/en/challenges-of-greening-the-belt-and-road-myanmar-case-study/

Erik's Recommendation:

China Challenges Global Governance? The Case of Chinese International Development Finance and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/ia/china-challenges-global-governance-case-chinese-international-development-finance-and

Nick's recommendation:
Burma: Insurgency and the Politics of Ethnicity by Martin Smith
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1649910.Burma

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