ABSTRACT
This chapter considers public value creation between nations (between “publics”), and how the politicians, public managers, and civil society of two nations can work bilaterally towards mutual value creation, along with the challenges that arise in spearheading such efforts. It employs a case study of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to examine its bilateral value co-creation initiatives, and it considers how values such as prosperity, pride, and harmony are expressed and then addressed through such a megaproject. In one country, the expression of these values represents CPEC’s raison d’être, and in another country, the desire to attain a similar degree of success in addressing those values leads to a favourable response and commitment towards completing CPEC. The findings of the chapter suggest that politicians, public managers, and civil society can all articulate “shared” values and adhere to a common commitment to create value through two a wider negotiation process, one that occurs domestically (within each nation) and the other bilaterally (between them).
