Abstract: This study is carried out to investigate the Gwadar deep sea port in sense of socio-economic development in the host province of this project, Baluchistan in general and Gwadar in specific. This study aims to investigate the Socio-Economic change in Gwadar in relation to CPEC. Gwadar consists upon 15,216 square kilometer of area is marginalized area of province Balochistan of Pakistan. The socio economic condition is in such a way that is subject to improvement. In the given situation, $ 45.6 billion investment in terms of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a ray of hope for people of Gwadar to uplift the socio-economic aspects of their lives. This aspect is investigated in the study in hand through lens of theory of ‘Economic Interdependence’. While adopting the quantitative and qualitative method, primary data has been gathered through structured questions randomly from 50 respondents of the local area. The result of primary data illustrates that CPEC will contribute positively in Gwadar in arena of socio-economic, as 68% of respondent suggest that as a result of CPEC, there is need to improve the educational infrastructure of Gwadar and the increase of real state price will be beneficial for local population. 80% people are in view that their income will be increased.
Keywords: Deep seaport, Economic Independence, Economic Corridor, Gwadar, Socioeconomic.
Title: Socio-Economic Analysis of China-Pak Economic Corridor: A Case Study of Gwadar Baluchistan
Author: Hamad khan, Hassan Javaid Khan
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3164 (online), ISSN 2348-3156 (Print)
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