{"product_id":"a-comparative-guide","title":"A Comparative Guide to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 2nd ed","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatalie Lichtenstein\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780197823088\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oxford University Press USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) opened in 2016 as a US$100 billion multilateral development bank financing infrastructure across Asia; a decade on, it has invested more than US$60 billion and grown to 110 approved members spanning Asia, Oceania, Europe, Africa and the Americas. Written by Natalie Lichtenstein — the Bank's founding Chief Counsel — this second edition takes apart the AIIB Charter clause by clause, explaining its mandate, investment operations, membership, finance, governance and institutional design, and setting it against the charters of the World Bank and other MDBs that came before it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten from the perspective of the Chief Counsel who drafted the AIIB Charter — a genuine inside account of how the institution was built\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo chapters new to this edition trace the legal origins of the World Bank Charter back through the Bank for International Settlements and an unrealised 1940 Inter-American Bank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated through AIIB's first decade of operations, with new analysis of innovations in practice since founding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoverage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirteen chapters move from the legal origins of the modern development bank charter (via the World Bank and its predecessors) through AIIB's own mandate, investment operations, membership, finance, governance framework and decision-making, transitions, institutional matters, and a decade of innovations in practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatalie Lichtenstein served as the founding Chief Counsel of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, where she helped draft its Charter. She brings a rare combination of practitioner insider knowledge and comparative institutional scholarship to this guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Beginnings; 2. Legal Origins: IBRD; 3. Legal Origins: From IBRD to AIIB; 4. Mandate; 5. Investment Operations; 6. Membership; 7. Finance; 8. Governance: Framework; 9. Governance: Decision-Making; 10. Transitions; 11. Institutional Matters; 12. Innovations in Practice: AIIB's First Decade; 13. Reflections Revisited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy buy this book?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs AIIB becomes an established fixture of Asian infrastructure finance, this remains the only Charter-level legal guide written by an insider — essential for any collection covering multilateral development banks, international investment law or Asia-Pacific economic governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeywords\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsian Infrastructure Investment Bank, AIIB, multilateral development bank, MDB, World Bank Charter, infrastructure finance, international investment law, Asia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTarget Audience\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolicymakers, international business professionals, academics in international investment law and development finance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational Investment Law, Multilateral Development Banks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ\u0026amp;A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAIIB is a multilateral development bank that opened in 2016 with US$100 billion in capital to finance infrastructure across Asia, and now has 110 approved members.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho wrote this guide to the AIIB Charter?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNatalie Lichtenstein, AIIB's founding Chief Counsel, who helped draft the Charter the book analyses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is new in the second edition?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo chapters new to this edition trace the legal origins of the World Bank Charter, plus updated analysis of AIIB's first decade of operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes the book compare AIIB to other development banks?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — it examines the AIIB Charter against the charters of the World Bank and its predecessor institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere can I buy A Comparative Guide to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirectly from CLNZ Books, with worldwide delivery for university libraries, law firms and individual professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📘 Learn more about shipping, delivery times, and returns, see our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/clnzbooks.com\/pages\/faq-frequently-asked-questions\" style=\"color:#8B0000; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:bold;\"\u003eFAQ here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📦 New to ordering with us? 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