By way of introduction to the four papers that follow, we chart some key parameters of
debate about finance and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In particular, we argue that the …

Global climate change concerns have pushed international governmental actions to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by adopting cleaner technologies, hoping to transition to a more …

This paper examines the growing importance of digital-based financial inclusion as a form of
organising development interventions through networks of state institutions, international …

Surprises are refuted expectations and therefore an inevitable concomitant of errors of
anticipating the future. This paper argues that the timing is just right for a spatial account of …

This paper describes an approach developed to measure regional economic resilience
across Europe which is novel in three key dimensions. Firstly, it seeks to date regional …

Global interconnectedness can yield significant benefits, but can also create new systemic
risks. In a globalised world, systemic risk creates vulnerabilities such that a single node in a …

The paper develops a sympathetic geographical critique of the concept of financialization
which seeks to account for the growing influence of financial markets over the unfolding of …

The paper draws on the concept of regional resilience to examine the impact of the 2008–
2010 downturn across regions in Europe. It finds that correlations between resilience and …

The recent financial crisis, with its origins in the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage boom
and house price bubble in the USA, is a shown to have been a striking example of …

[I] t's probably been harder that I would have thought. But then, I know for other people it's
been even harder. You know, you look at the amount of people using food banks and the …