@inbook{36acf66dd41a4c32a4ee0cb0b21192d2,
title = "Social impact assessment in China and its Overseas investments: Some recent developments",
abstract = "In China, SIA dimension in development has recently emerged in response to growing protests against displacement. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview on these new developments. Initially, planning for rapid development focused mainly on technical, economic and financial aspects, with social and environmental aspects remaining into the background. Gradually, things began to change. In 1989, environment emerged as an additional input into the process of development planning. While formal SIA does not exist in China as yet, key development agencies have begun moving in this direction. And for certain kinds of projects SIA has now become a formal requirement. In addition to focusing on SIA experience in China, this overview also looks at the impacts of it growing investment projects in Africa and other countries in Asia and Latin America. The Chinese companies are not particularly known for integrating social and environmental concerns in investment projects abroad. Efforts are currently continuing to improve the situation both in overseas projects and also in projects at home. But still there is a long way to go.",
keywords = "Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank, Chinese companies, Corporate social responsibility, Development-forced displacement and resettlement, Green credits, Overseas investment projects, Social stability risk assessment",
author = "Susanna Price",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-19117-1\_9",
language = "English",
series = "Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research",
publisher = "Springer International Publishing AG",
number = "9783319191164",
pages = "129--151",
booktitle = "Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research",
address = "Switzerland",
edition = "9783319191164",
}