Paper short abstract:

The prevalent power legacy in Balochistan composed of traditional socio-politics effects the economic development and permeates center-province conflict.

Paper long abstract:

Legacy evolves with the passage of time depending upon the genesis of legatee and the interests of other linked entities. The prevalent economic legacy effects the economic development as it becomes the base of any economic edifice. The legacy of economic development is an anthropological phenomenon which descends upon heirs of particular territory linked to historical, political, and social factors.

This study is significant to highlight the legacy of marginalization in Balochistan comprised of poverty and underdevelopment as the economic growth has remained nominal. It is the Third Millennium that Balochistan has secured such a status amplified by economic opportunities within and around Balochistan because of foreign investment and interests. It has become the hub of foreign investment because of its geo-economic location which has expedited the conflict trends in Balochistan with two dimensions; one is that socio-political structure in Balochistan has taken up violence as means to obstruct economic change and two is highness of power structure of Pakistan to suppress the socio-political forces against economic strategies; the study has addressed the following questions:

1. How does the legacy of marginalization effect economic development?

2. What are the permeating factors of marginalization in Balochistan?

3. Which conditions encourage economic development in Balochistan?

4. Will the present configuration of interested entities in international-national-provincial economic system become able to adapt to contemporary economic challenges for greater economic development of Balochistan?

The objective of this study is to propose some policy suggestions to create compatibility between global geo-economic trends and socio-political interests of the native population for greater development of Balochistan.