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This chapter highlights the important role of ethics and governance norms in multi-country and cross-cultural contexts and illustrates this discussion by focusing on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The chapter contrasts Islamic and Chinese concepts in ethics and discusses their implications for CPEC and governance. This perspective is important to develop a contextual approach to ethics and governance and make full use of the opportunities for economic and human development offered by CPEC.
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The author is thankful to Khalid Mirza, Omair Haroon, Arif Rana, Frank Ying and two anonymous reviewers for their most helpful comments on an earlier version of this chapter.
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Syed, J. (2020). Ethics and Governance Norms in Cross-Cultural Projects: Implications for CPEC and Other China–Pakistan Projects. In: Syed, J., Ying, YH. (eds) China’s Belt and Road Initiative in a Global Context. Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18959-4_4
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