The Dragon from the Mountains
The CPEC from Kashgar to Gwadar

Utilising the contemporary China-Pakistan relationship, economic theory and history, this book evaluates if China can spark Pakistan's growth.

Matthew McCartney (Author)

9781108834155, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 3 February 2022

290 pages
23.5 x 16 x 2.3 cm, 0.51 kg

China has promised to invest more than $60billion in Pakistan, in roads, rail, energy and a deep-water port at Gwadar. This is unprecedented relative to decades of minimal foreign direct investment (FDI) entering Pakistan. This is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Support for CPEC in Pakistan is widespread and encompasses much of academia, the military, the mainstream political leadership, and civil society. Supporters argue that CPEC offers the potential to transform Pakistan and support rapid, equitable and sustainable economic growth. Detractors of CPEC argue that it will more likely tip Pakistan into a dependent debt-relationship with China and that it will facilitate more Chinese imports into Pakistan posing a threat to Pakistan's industrial base. This book utilises an in-depth understanding of economic change in contemporary China and Pakistan, and economic theory and studies of big infrastructure projects from the contemporary and historical world to evaluate these contrasting views about CPEC.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Big Infrastructure: Big Problems or Big Benefits?
3. CPEC Spillovers Rippling Outwards
4. Through the Eyes of Who? Evaluating the Success of CPEC
5. The Dragon Uncoils: Special Economic Zones (SEZs) from Shenzhen to Africa
6. The Dragons Embrace: Pakistan-China Trade Policy
7. The Will of the Dragon: The Importance of an Industrial Policy
8. Conclusion: The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Falcon?
Bibliography.

Subject Areas: Economic geography [RGCM], Political economy [KCP], Development economics & emerging economies [KCM], Economic growth [KCG], International relations [JPS], Development studies [GTF]