Pakistan Poverty Trends, Scenarios and Drivers

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dc.creatorLopez-Calix, Jose
dc.creatorMejia, Carolina
dc.creatorNewhouse, David
dc.creatorSobrado, Carlos
dc.date2014-12-18T19:52:48Z
dc.date2014-12-18T19:52:48Z
dc.date2014-06-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:43:58Z
dc.descriptionThis policy paper examines recent poverty trends in Pakistan. Official statistics continue to indicate strong poverty reduction through 2010-11, thanks in large part to policies and investments that boosted productivity in the non-agricultural sector. Poverty fell a bit more than other countries with similar rates of growth, as growth was slightly pro-poor and also benefited the bottom 40 percent. Alternative indicators such as access to public services have also improved, though at a slower rate since 2008 the year of twin global and domestic crises that hardly hit Pakistan. While increased productivity among non-agricultural workers has been a key factor driving poverty reduction, cash transfers through the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) and workers' remittances from abroad also made moderate contributions. Simulations suggest that higher growth rates would further accelerate poverty reduction, but would have smaller effects on attaining other Millennium Development Goals. Despite this progress on poverty reductions, a major concern is that large numbers of people still remain concentrated just above the poverty line, thus remaining vulnerable to even small shocks, like natural disasters. Furthermore, the Pakistani economy has failed to create enough salaried and non-agricultural jobs, and female labor force participation remains unusually low by regional and worldwide standards. BISP cash transfers have helped reduce poverty and are well-targeted, but their coverage still is small; while remittances accrue mainly to non-poor households. If Pakistan can address these remaining constraints and also achieve more rapid growth, in particular with less frequent load-shedding and high levels of investment in human capital, the labor market has the potential to absorb new workers and further accelerate the improvement in living standards for the poor and near-poor.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/20326804/pakistan-poverty-trends-scenarios-drivers
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20793
dc.identifier10.1596/20793
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/410075
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationWorld Bank Policy Paper Series on Pakistan;PK 23/12
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectANNUAL CHANGE
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectBANK POLICY
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONSUMER DURABLES
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION GROWTH
dc.subjectCURRENT POVERTY
dc.subjectDATA QUALITY
dc.subjectDECLINE IN POVERTY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISBURSEMENT
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGES
dc.subjectDRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectDURABLE
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectEQUITABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFARM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFARM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFARM SECTOR
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD SHARE
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT POVERTY
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT RATIO
dc.subjectHIGH GROWTH
dc.subjectHOMEOWNERSHIP
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME SUPPORT
dc.subjectINCREASE POVERTY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFLATION RATES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARD
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR TRANSFERS
dc.subjectLEVY
dc.subjectLIFE INSURANCE
dc.subjectLIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARD
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectMICRO-DATA
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY RATE
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOLICY OPTIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCREASE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCREASES
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVEL
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY POVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPRO-POOR
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectREDUCED POVERTY
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSECURITIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTRANSFER AMOUNTS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO POVERTY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATORS
dc.subjectZAKAT
dc.titlePakistan Poverty Trends, Scenarios and Drivers

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