Growth and poverty reduction in Pakistan
Over the last two decades, Pakistan has made significant progress in reducing all measures of poverty. The consumption-based poverty headcount decreased from 57.9% in 1998-99 to 29.5% in 2013-14, while the incidence of multidimensional poverty has declined from 55.2% in 2004-05 to 38.8% in 2014-15....
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| author | Saeed, Wajiha Davies, Stephen |
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| description | Over the last two decades, Pakistan has made significant progress in reducing all measures of poverty. The consumption-based poverty headcount decreased from 57.9% in 1998-99 to 29.5% in 2013-14, while the incidence of multidimensional poverty has declined from 55.2% in 2004-05 to 38.8% in 2014-15. However, as noted by the World Bank and the 2015-16 Economic Survey from the Ministry of Finance, much of the population remains in poverty or could fall into poverty if economic conditions worsened. Simultaneously, measures of inequality have risen. In comparison to 1987-88, the richest 20% now consume seven times more than the poorest 20%, and, while multidimensional poverty is less than 10% in major cities, it is more than 90% in some districts. Furthermore, Pakistan has experienced structural changes such that the share of services in total GDP has grown considerably. Agriculture’s contribution to GDP declined from 22.9% to 18.9%2 over the period 2003-04 to 2017-18. Yet, the labor force is still employed in agriculture, as its share in total employment has only seen a marginal decline, from 43.1% in 2003-04 to 42.3%. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1471062025-11-06T07:48:03Z Growth and poverty reduction in Pakistan Saeed, Wajiha Davies, Stephen economic growth employment capacity development elasticities computable general equilibrium model agricultural development poverty Over the last two decades, Pakistan has made significant progress in reducing all measures of poverty. The consumption-based poverty headcount decreased from 57.9% in 1998-99 to 29.5% in 2013-14, while the incidence of multidimensional poverty has declined from 55.2% in 2004-05 to 38.8% in 2014-15. However, as noted by the World Bank and the 2015-16 Economic Survey from the Ministry of Finance, much of the population remains in poverty or could fall into poverty if economic conditions worsened. Simultaneously, measures of inequality have risen. In comparison to 1987-88, the richest 20% now consume seven times more than the poorest 20%, and, while multidimensional poverty is less than 10% in major cities, it is more than 90% in some districts. Furthermore, Pakistan has experienced structural changes such that the share of services in total GDP has grown considerably. Agriculture’s contribution to GDP declined from 22.9% to 18.9%2 over the period 2003-04 to 2017-18. Yet, the labor force is still employed in agriculture, as its share in total employment has only seen a marginal decline, from 43.1% in 2003-04 to 42.3%. 2018-09-05 2024-06-21T09:11:18Z 2024-06-21T09:11:18Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147106 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Saeed, Wajiha; and Davies, Stephen. 2018. Growth and poverty reduction in Pakistan. PACE Research Note 3. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147106 |
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| title | Growth and poverty reduction in Pakistan |
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| title_short | Growth and poverty reduction in Pakistan |
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| topic | economic growth employment capacity development elasticities computable general equilibrium model agricultural development poverty |
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