Dragon From the Mountains - The Cpec From Kashgar to Gwadar

List of contents

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.

About the author

Matthew McCartney is Director of South Asian Studies and Associate Professor in the Political Economy and Human Development of India at the University of Oxford. His two most recent books are Economic Growth and Development: A Comparative Introduction (2015) and Pakistan: The Political Economy of Growth, Stagnation and the State, 1951–2008 (2009).

Summary

Chinese investment in Pakistan has generated a debate - economic saviour or economic takeover? 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 make an original contribution to this debate.

Foreword

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

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Mccartney, Matthew (University of Oxford) Mccartney, McCartney Matthew
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781108834155
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83415-5
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; China, Pakistan, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, International Relations, Economic Geography, economic growth, Political Economy, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies