Re: Infrastructure/Skyscrapers of Pakistan
the supplies would need to be bought from somewhere, so that pumps money into those suppliers, and to businesses that supply to them. e.g. you need to get wood panels, you pay a transportation company for logistics, you pay a panel manufacturer for the panels, they are sourcing wood from yet another company who is using yet another transportation company to truck the wood over to the panel manufacturer, this panel manufacturer is also getting other supplies, like stains, lacquer from somewhere. All these companies employ people. And none of these people are working directly for this development.If you want me to even take it a step further, where would an influx of workers come from for such a large project? do we have enough workers just sitting on their hands doing nothing or would thet come from other provinces or cities or villages. they would be lookign for housing, food, services...
and then businesses that will take spaces in that building will have an ongoing positive impact
I mean there are entire state and city programs set up to attract business and development to the cities, because they understand the impct that it has.
Now, what Karachi authorities could do, and I dont know if they have not done it, is to understand the resources squeeze such a development would put on public services, (water, roads, power... facilities for the influx of people that are there working on this project, or after that for people who move to teh city and surrounding areas of this development because they have jobs with businesses in this building) and insist that the investment dollars include provisions for enhancements to these public services. Unless the authorities feel that the net economic impact would be of a significant enough nature that even if they have to absorb these costs that overall they wills till come out ahead.
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you talk about resources squeez and not having a work force ready to tackle projects on such large scale! as far as I know, it was the same PAkistan, and India (later on Bangladesh) who contributed in construction industry all over middle east in 70's and 80's. if we don't have work force available handy, that mean all our incresing un-Employment statistics are nothing but a lie? if you been to KArachi, dun you know that college graduates are either poushing carts or doing nothing at all, hence fueling work force to some MAJOR political parties... will not THEY have a chance toearn a decent living?
Shortage of supplies, fair enough, but you must be aware of Supply and DEMAND chain? will not push MORE investment in other fields? lyou gave an example of wood panels, will not force wood pannel manufacturers to increase THEIR production?
just remind me what does it mean to a worker when industries increase production?