Impact of special economic zones on socioeconomics and local development in Pakistan: Evidence from Allama Iqbal Special Economic Zone, Faisalabad.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of SEZ on indigenous peoples' socioeconomic status and local development in the study area. A quantitative approach to analyzing the socioeconomics of treatment and control groups. A structured questionnaire was designed and a field survey was undertaken to collect primary data from respondents. This study used Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to create a socioeconomic index for two groups: those who sold their agricultural land and those who did not sell, and a two-sample independent t-test was used to determine the influence of SEZ on socioeconomic and local development. The results showed that the compensation amount for the acquired land not only improved the socio-economic living conditions of the indigenous population in short

SUBMITTER: Karim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11563473 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature