The Impact Of Belt And Road Initiative On Poverty Eradication

Year 2023, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 33 - 43, 24.06.2023

Necati Demircan

Abstract

China's lifting nearly 800 million people out of poverty in 70 years is the most remarkable achievement in human history. In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative, which will revitalize the historic Silk Road and mark the twenty-first century. The Belt and Road Initiative is an initiative that will play a role in reducing poverty by creating new job opportunities through infrastructure work, economic aid and commercial revival. According to the World Bank's Sustainable Development 2030 report, China's Belt and Road Initiative predicts that countries will develop by achieving Global Sustainable Development. Through the Belt and Road Initiative investments, China's successes in fighting poverty are conveyed to poor countries in Africa, South Asia and the Middle East, reducing and eliminating global poverty. This study examines the role that China will play in reducing global poverty based on the investments made by China in the Belt and Road Initiative and the 2030 projections made by various institutions, including the World Bank and United Nations.

Keywords

Belt and Road Initiative, One Belt One Road, Sustainable Development, Poverty

Kuşak Ve Yol Girişiminin Yoksulluğun Ortadan Kaldırılmasına Etkisi

Abstract

Çin'in 70 yılda yaklaşık 800 milyon insanı yoksulluktan kurtarması insanlık tarihinin en önemli başarısıdır. 2013 yılında Çin devlet başkanı Xi Jinping, tarihi İpek Yolu'nu yeniden canlandıracak ve yirmi birinci yüzyıla damgasını vuracak Kuşak ve Yol Girişimi (KYG) projesini ilan etmiştir. Kuşak ve Yol Girişimiyle yapılacak altyapı çalışmaları, ekonomik yardımlar ve ticari canlanma yoluyla yeni iş imkanları yaratarak yoksulluğu azaltılmasında rol oynayacak bir girişimdir. Dünya Bankası'nın 2030 Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma raporuna göre, Çin'in Kuşak ve Yol Girişimiyle küresel sürdürülebilir kalkınmaya ulaşarak ülkelerin gelişeceğini öngörüyor. Bu durum Çin’in yoksullukla mücadele başarısını Kuşak ve Yol Girişimi yatırımları aracılığıyla Afrika, Güney Asya ve Ortadoğu’daki dünyanın yoksul ülkelerine taşıyarak küresel yoksulluğun azaltılarak ortadan kaldırılmasında önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Bu çalışmada şu ana kadar Çin’in KYG kapsamında yaptığı yatırımlara ve Dünya Bankası, Birleşmiş Milletler gibi çeşitli kurumların 2030 yılı öngörülerine göre küresel yoksulluğun azaltılmasında oynayacağı rol incelenmiştir.

Keywords

Kuşak ve Yol Girişimi, Yoksullukla Mücadele, Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma, Bir Kuşak bir Yol

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