China-Pakistan Economic Cooperation:The Case of Special Economic Zones(SEZs)

作     者：Ejaz Hussain Muhammad Furqan Rao 

作者机构：Department of Social SciencesIqra UniversityPlot No.5H-9IslamabadPakistan Tsinghua UniversityBeyingChina 

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：2020年第13卷第4期

页      面：453-472页

学科分类：02[经济学] 0201[经济学-理论经济学] 020105[经济学-世界经济] 

主　　题：CPEC SEZs BRI China Pakistan 

摘      要：This article attempts to underscore the extraordinary significance of Special Eco-nomic Zones(SEZs)in the industrialization and economic growth of Pakistan as well as the development and consolidation of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC)-which is a core component of the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI).Though Pakistan has previously experimented with SEZs,its scale,outreach and impact on the country s economy and society remained very ***,the proposed SEZs under the CPEC offer new opportunities for mutual economic cooperation,investment,human resource development,sustained industrialization and,above all,the consolidation of ***,there are several challenges ranging from structural issues to security problems that the proposed SEZs,in particular,and CPEC,in general,*** article,thus,provides a comprehensive set of strategies to convert challenges into capabilities.