Abstract
This paper deals with research findings regarding the emic and etic perception of development in the Village Zandra, District Ziarat in the province of Balochistan. The perception of landlords, medium landholders, small landholders, and people without any property has been discussed. Moreover, the perception of Government Officials and the people working in the NGO sector has also been taken into the account. Non-cooperation landholders have also been discussed in this paper. In spite of non-co-corporation and non-participation of the natives, some developmental activities are taking place in different sectors in the village which includes communication (road/transport), telecommunication, electricity, horticulture sector, non-horticulture sector, irrigation and water supply, livestock, health, literacy rate, and educational facilities, and banking. The intensity of developmental works has increased many folds during the last 3 decades, which has brought changes in their socio-economic structures. The impact of these changes has been analyzed in light of world-system theory at the micro-level. The data presented in this paper has been collected using qualitative anthropological research techniques.
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