Professor KATHARINE ADENEY KATHARINE.ADENEY@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Global China and Pakistan’s federal politics: 10 years of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
Adeney, Katharine; Boni, Filippo
Authors
Filippo Boni
Abstract
The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is one of the most prominent projects under China’s Belt and Road Initiative. While its geopolitical and financial implications have received much attention, CPEC’s mediation through the structures of Pakistan’s federal system has remained comparatively understudied. To fill this gap, this article analyses CPEC’s evolution between 2013 and 2023, revealing both the continuing centralisation of the management of CPEC and the inequitable distribution of projects that have characterised its implementation. The analysis also addresses whether domestic political structures or external pressures explain this inequity. The article draws on a triangulation of official CPEC data collated since 2018, meeting minutes of key decision-making bodies, budgetary analysis and semi-structured interviews. In doing so, this article contributes to understanding global China’s encounters with local dynamics.
Citation
Adeney, K., & Boni, F. (2024). Global China and Pakistan’s federal politics: 10 years of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2024.2354568
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | May 8, 2024 |
| Online Publication Date | Jun 24, 2024 |
| Publication Date | Jun 24, 2024 |
| Deposit Date | May 3, 2024 |
| Publicly Available Date | Dec 25, 2025 |
| Journal | Commonwealth and Comparative Politics |
| Print ISSN | 1466-2043 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1743-9094 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Pages | 1-21 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2024.2354568 |
| Keywords | Pakistan; federalism; CPEC; China; BRI; Gwadar |
| Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/34349642 |
| Publisher URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14662043.2024.2354568 |
| Additional Information | Received: 2023-06-27; Accepted: 2024-05-08; Published: 2024-06-24 |
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