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Cross border project in China-Pakistan economic corridor and its influence on women empowerment perspectives

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  • Jai Kumar
  • Chen Xi
  • Muhammad Imran
  • Joti Kumari

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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a significant and inaugural project of the "Belt and Road" initiative which is considered as structure and manifesto for panoramic and fundamental collaboration between China and Pakistan. The CPEC project was initiated to develop economic growth and facilitate free trade between both countries. However, it has generated immense employment opportunities, education facilities, and improved quality of life for local citizens, specifically women, as well as international overreach. This study investigates and examines the benefits of CPEC project and its influence on women empowerment. Based on the background of the CPEC, this study has been carried out by applying a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods to fill the gap. Data was aggregated with the help of a survey questionnaire and interviews from the residents of the Thar region of Pakistan, which comes under CPEC route. In total, 306 samples were acquired and analysed using different statistical tools such as SPSS (Statistical package for social sciences) and PLS (Partial least squares) to formulate the study results. The findings revealed that the development of CPEC has remarkably improved the quality of life for women by providing enormous employment opportunities, education facilities, skills enhancement programs, and training facilities. The analyzed results will guide government policymakers and officials to promote operational activities in the region, develop new educational institutions, and create employment opportunities for the local community and women to obtain further development of CPEC projects.

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  • Jai Kumar & Chen Xi & Muhammad Imran & Joti Kumari, 2022. "Cross border project in China-Pakistan economic corridor and its influence on women empowerment perspectives," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(6), pages 1-21, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0269025
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269025
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