Author Affiliation

  • Dr. Ishrat Husain is Governor state bank of Pakistan.

Faculty / School

Faculty of Business Administration (FBA)

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Article

Keywords

Poverty, International trade, Pakistan

Disciplines

Economics | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

There may be differences on the precise measurement of poverty but it is widely believed that the incidence of poverty in Pakistan has increased during the decade of 1990s. According to some studies, the caloric-based poverty has in fact doubled from 17.4% in 1987-88 to 32.6% in 1998-99. Similar results are obtained on approaches based on basic needs and poverty of opportunity trends. Social indicators such as literacy rate, infant mortality rate, population growth rate, access to water, nutritional intake etc., all corroborate the above findings that poverty and weak social and human development are not only at an unacceptable level in absolute terms but also have worsened over the last decade.

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Husain, I. (2000). Impact of globalization on poverty in Pakistan. Paper read by

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