Description
| Product ID: | 9781032151861 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy |
| Title: | Reconfiguring the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor |
| Subtitle: | Geo-Economic Pipe Dreams Versus Geopolitical Realities |
| Authors: | Author: Jeremy Garlick |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Social groups, communities and identities, Social groups, Politics and government, International relations, Economics, International economics, Political economy, Politics & government, International relations, Economics, International economics, Political economy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book examines if the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor's primary purpose is as an overland conduit for trade and economic cooperation between China and Pakistan, while positing that aims related to geopolitics and energy security are, in reality, more significant. There has been a great deal of speculation and prognostication about the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The project’s name suggests it is intended to be an ‘economic corridor’ connecting Pakistan overland with China’s Xinjiang province. This book examines whether CPEC’s primary purpose is as an overland conduit for trade and economic cooperation between China and Pakistan. The key finding is that aims related to regional geopolitics and internal security have, in reality, a more significant impact. The book demonstrates that China’s goals in Pakistan are primarily geopolitical rather than geo-economic, since the notion of constructing an economic and transportation ‘corridor’ between Pakistan and China is logistically and economically problematic due to a range of foreseeable problems. Most importantly, border disputes with India and the containment of domestic separatism motivate are the driving forces for cooperation between the partners. This book will be of interest to scholars who research the BRI, as well as policy makers. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-05-31 |
