Pakistan - Balochistan Economic Report : From Periphery to Core, Volume 1. Summary Report

World Bank

Pakistan - Balochistan Economic Report : From Periphery to Core, Volume 1. Summary Report

Autores

World Bank

Editor

Washington, DC

Descripción

Balochistan offers some of the best assets for development. Balochistan is generously bestowed with natural and locational resources. It possesses the largest land area of any province of Pakistan, proving vast rangeland for goats, sheep, buffaloes, cattle, camels and other livestock. Its southern border makes up about two thirds of the national coastline, giving access to a large pool of fishery resources. As a frontier province, it is ideally situated for trade with Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Persian Gulf countries. Over the last four decades, it supplied cheap natural gas to Pakistan's economic centers, supporting the country's industrialization. This report offers an empirical analysis of provincial economic development and the ways in which the provincial and federal governments, supported by donors, can help to foster it. It is organized around three topics: the stock taking of economic outcomes over the last decades; the Strategies for inclusive economic development of generating growth, delivering services, and financing development in the future; and the instruments for today's economic policies to bring about the required changes. The five main findings of the report are as follows. First, there are good reasons to be optimistic about Balochistan's development. Provincial and federal reforms, the synergies between Balochistan's and Pakistan's development agenda in the areas of energy and trade, and the strong performance of the national economy present a unique opportunity to move Balochistan from the periphery to the core of economic development to the benefit of its people. Second, in order to overcome the challenges that held back provincial development for many decades, Balochistan should pursue a development agenda around generating growth, delivering services, and financing development. This approach can make sure that Balochistan's development path is inclusive, where the gains are shared across regions and population groups. Third, generating growth requires leveraging Balochistan's resource and locational advantages, deepening its capacity for value-addition, and strengthening the foundations for business activity. Fourth, delivering services depends on improving the public administration, making devolution more effective and scaling-up of basic services with innovative approaches involving the private sector and communities. Finally, financing development relies on a prudent management of provincial expenditures, strengthening the capacity for revenue collection, and advancing fiscal devolution.

Palabras clave

ABSENTEEISM, ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCIDENTS, ACCOUNTING, ACCURATE ASSESSMENT, AGED, AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, BANK LOANS, BANKS, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BENEFICIARIES, BETTER FAMILY HEALTH, BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE, BORROWING, BUSES, BUSINESS CLIMATE, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, CASH TRANSFER, CASH TRANSFERS, CITIZENS, COAL, COLLATERAL, COMMODITY, COMMON PROPERTY, COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTIONS, CONTRIBUTION, CONTRIBUTIONS, COST RECOVERY, CREDIT FACILITIES, DEBT, DECISION MAKING, DEMOGRAPHICS, DEPOSITS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DIVERSIFICATION, DRINKING WATER, DRIVERS, DROUGHT, DROUGHTS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INITIATIVES, ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ECONOMICS, ELASTICITIES, EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENTITLEMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, EXPLOITATION, EXPLOITATION ACTIVITIES, EXTENSION SERVICES, FAMILY HEALTH, FAMILY PLANNING, FARM INCOME, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FISCAL DEFICITS, FISCAL POSITIONS, FISH, FISHERIES, FISHING, FISHING GROUNDS, FORESTRY, GAS SECTOR, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER GAP, GENDER RELATIONS, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROUNDWATER, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH SERVICES, HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY AUTHORITY, HIGHWAY NETWORK, HIGHWAYS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, HYGIENE, IMMUNIZATION, IMPORTS, INCOME, INCOME LEVEL, INCOMES, INDUSTRIALIZATION, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INSPECTION, INTERNAL CONFLICTS, INVESTING, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, JOB CREATION, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LAND PRODUCTIVITY, LARGE ENTERPRISES, LARGE POPULATION, LITERACY, LIVING STANDARDS, LOAN, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, LOCAL POPULATION, LOW LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, MARKETING, MEDIUM ENTERPRISE, MIGRATION, MINES, MOBILITY, MODERNIZATION, MORTALITY, MOTHER, NATIONAL ECONOMY, NATIONAL EXPORTS, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, NATURAL GAS, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCE BASE, NATURAL RESOURCES, OIL, OVERGRAZING, PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, PHYSICIANS, POLICY CHANGE, POLICY MAKERS, POOR PEOPLE, POPULATION CENSUS, POPULATION DENSITY, POPULATION GROUPS, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION SIZE, PORT AUTHORITY, PORT FACILITIES, PORT INFRASTRUCTURE, POTENTIAL INVESTORS, POVERTY REDUCTION, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRIVATE FINANCING, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE INVESTMENTS, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRESS, PROSPERITY, PUBLIC DEBT, PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC GOODS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PURCHASING POWER, QUALITY CONTROL, RANGELANDS, REFUGEES, REGIONAL TRANSPORT, REMITTANCES, RENTS, REPAYMENT, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITIES, ROAD, ROAD NETWORK, ROADS, ROUTE, ROUTES, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL ROADS, RURAL TRANSPORT, SAFETY, SAFETY ISSUES, SAFETY NET, SANITATION, SAVINGS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL MOBILIZATION, SOCIAL POLICIES, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SECTORS, SPENDING INCREASE, STAKEHOLDER, SUPPORT PROGRAM, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, TAX, TAXATION, TEACHER TRAINING, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC FLOWS, TRANSIT, TRANSIT TRADE, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS, TRANSPORT SERVICE, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRAVEL COSTS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBANIZATION, VALUABLE, WAGE, WAGES, WASTE, WATER RESOURCES, WATERSHED, WORKERS