China-Pakistan Economic Corridor： Will It Sustain Itself？

作     者：Ejaz Hussain 

作者机构：Department of Social Sciences Iqra University Islamabad Pakistan 

出 版 物：《Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences》 (复旦人文社会科学论丛（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第10卷第2期

页      面：145-159页

学科分类：080903[工学-微电子学与固体电子学] 02[经济学] 0202[经济学-应用经济学] 03[法学] 0302[法学-政治学] 020206[经济学-国际贸易学] 030206[法学-国际政治] 0809[工学-电子科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 08[工学] 020202[经济学-区域经济学] 

主　　题：CPEC Trade Balochistan Xinjiang   Belt and Road Initiative  China Pakistan Economic Corridor 

摘      要：This paper attempts to measure and explain the sustainability of China- Pakistan Economic Corridor （CPEC） by employing rational choice theory. Methodologically, the qualitative study relies on primary data in terms of elite interviews and secondary sources such as journals articles. This theory-guided empirical research has identified two sets of challenges, internal and external, that the economic corridor faces. Broadly, the challenges range from economic slow- down, political instability, religious extremism and terrorism that have taken toll of Pakistani economy, society and the state. The paper has provided policy input in terms of urging Pakistani government to reform its educational system and correct political instability along with targeting all types of militant organizations. More- over, the study urges China to engage regional stakeholders in CPEC to realize regional and trans-regional connectivity to achieve economic integration of the market.