Department of Economics, University of Wah, Quaid Avenue, Wah Cantt, Pakistan.
Hailey College of Banking and Finance, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2019 Sep;26(25):25676-25689. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-05843-2. Epub 2019 Jul 2.
The objective of the study is to conduct the socio-economic and environmental survey about the feasibility of Saudi Arabia-China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (SCPEC) in five different dimensions, i.e., (i) key strengths of SCPEC project, (ii) prospective weaknesses of SCPEC project, (iii) opportunities attain Pakistan from SCPEC project, (iv) opportunities gain SCPEC from Pakistan, and (v) possible threats from SCPEC to other countries, including India. The larger number of intellects participated in this survey, including armed personnel working in strategic industries, academicians of higher education institutes, colleges, and public/private schools, doctors, civil servants, employees of non-governmental organizations, and others. The survey identified five major key strengths, including tourism promotion, infrastructure development, technology diffusion, energy demand, and mutual trade gains, while the prospective weaknesses are financial constraints, political instability, international dumping, corruption, and lack of good governance. The survey results show that Pakistan economy could attain maximum opportunities from SCPEC project in the form of economic empowerment, mutual trade gains, transportation development, entrepreneurship, and development of Gwadar port, while the SCPEC project gains from Pakistan in the form of economic stabilization, trade gains, and low transportation cost. The possible threats to SCPEC project to the other countries including India are political threats, security issues, Kashmir issue, and economic issues. The survey results conclude that the large number of intellects confirmed the positivity of SCPEC project for both the Pakistan and for the Chinese economy, while few intellects in numbers are incompatible with the SCPEC project due to economic, environmental, and security threats.
本研究旨在从五个不同维度对沙特-中国-巴基斯坦经济走廊（SCPEC）的社会经济和环境可行性进行调查，即：（i）SCPEC 项目的主要优势，（ii）SCPEC 项目的潜在弱点，（iii）巴基斯坦从 SCPEC 项目中获得的机会，（iv）SCPEC 从巴基斯坦获得的机会，以及（v）SCPEC 对其他国家（包括印度）可能构成的威胁。更多的知识分子参与了这项调查，包括在战略行业工作的武装人员、高等教育机构的学者、学院和公立/私立学校、医生、公务员、非政府组织的员工等。调查确定了五个主要的优势，包括促进旅游业、基础设施发展、技术扩散、能源需求和相互贸易收益，而潜在的弱点是财政限制、政治不稳定、国际倾销、腐败和缺乏良好治理。调查结果表明，巴基斯坦经济可以通过经济赋权、相互贸易收益、交通发展、创业和瓜达尔港的发展从 SCPEC 项目中获得最大的机会，而 SCPEC 项目从巴基斯坦获得的收益则是经济稳定、贸易收益和较低的运输成本。对包括印度在内的其他国家的 SCPEC 项目的可能威胁是政治威胁、安全问题、克什米尔问题和经济问题。调查结果得出结论，大量知识分子确认了 SCPEC 项目对巴基斯坦和中国经济的积极意义，而少数知识分子则因经济、环境和安全威胁而对 SCPEC 项目持不同意见。
