GWADAR DEVELOPMENT AND ITS SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON LOCAL AND NON LOCAL RESIDENTS A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ON LOCAL AND NON-LOCAL RESIDENTS

Abstract

The research topic highlights the effects of development projects in Gwadar on local inhabitants. Further, this study explains the local perceptions in the regarding of Gwadar development through mega projects on local residents of Gwadar and their social life. In this research, local experiences explored explicitly in details that how local people perceived to development projects into their socioeconomic experiences in premises of Gwadar. In domain of Sociology this research based on Qualitative method for data collection. Meanwhile, different sociological tools, and methods were used in the Qualitative research and there were (15) respondents, which they shared their social experiences in the Gwadar about development Mega projects. Meanwhile different theories like Modernization and Risk theories applied on Research topic that how these theories highlight cause and effect in the regarding of Gwadar development. Thus, the purposive methods are used in the research like Sampling, In-depth interviews, focus Group and discussion. In this case, study method it was highlighted to real image of local experiences in Gwadar. However, the analysis exposes of socioeconomic impacts in the regarding of Gwadar development projects among local inhabitants while, how they local residents face different challenges by development projects have been compared to local and non local people in the premises of Gwadar. In order to development projects, local settings and circumstances attribute on Gwadar development projects. Gwadar iii development among local people is a dynamic change, when local inhabitant‟s interest would be preferred as fist priorities rather than second therefore, local people never do grievances from the Development projects if local people did not deprive from mega projects. Lastly, multiple challenges like socio economic reason, poverty, unemployment‟s, social harmonies can certainly create anxieties and disappointment instead of prosperities and happiness among local residents by development projects.