Pakistan - Gilgit-Baltistan Economic Report : Broadening the Transformation

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-03-19T10:26:24Z
dc.date2012-03-19T10:26:24Z
dc.date2010-12-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:45:49Z
dc.descriptionParts of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), the northeastern most administrative region of Pakistan, have been undergoing a dramatic transformation over the last three decades. Given the challenging environment, GB's development outcomes are impressive, built on the time-tempered resilience of the people of GB and facilitated by high levels of social capital. GB has also benefitted from the attentions of the national Government of Pakistan (GoP) (motivated in no small measure by geopolitical and national cohesion considerations) and the strong engagement of civil society organizations (CSOs). The structure of the report follows the storyline of seeking to overcome the odds and broaden the transformation, with a review of development performance to date, a discussion of the main challenges the GB faces, a set of discussions at the sectoral level (based on a series of background papers that are available separately and listed in annex two), and an appraisal of what it will take to follow through on some key policy options, in terms of capacity, consultations, political will, fiscal reforms, and additional resources. The sectoral narratives are arranged in three groups: sources of private sector led growth (agriculture, minerals, tourism, and trade), key public services (social protection, education, health, and water supply and sanitation) and essential infrastructure (irrigation, electricity, and transport), all of which are critical to enhancing development performance. Meaningful steps and actions that will promote progress in each sector are identified, separated into those that appear feasible now, and those that will need to await more favorable circumstances in the future. The rest of the executive summary mirrors the structure of the main report, concluding with a table listing the top 15 policy options for immediate action and for pursuit over the medium-term (the full set of policy options is compiled in annex three).
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2984
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/2984
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/410604
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
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dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectADULT LITERACY
dc.subjectAGRIBUSINESS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIRPORT
dc.subjectARABLE LAND
dc.subjectAVIATION POLICY
dc.subjectAVIATION SECTOR
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO WOMEN
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectBRIDGE
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL PROJECTS
dc.subjectCAR
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE
dc.subjectCOSTS
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROCESS
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC PROGRESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectECONOMIC WELFARE
dc.subjectECONOMIES
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE USE
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectEMPOWERING WOMEN
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectEQUITABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.subjectESSENTIAL DRUGS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
dc.subjectFARES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT COSTS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectGEOLOGICAL DATA
dc.subjectGOOD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINITIATIVES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSTRUMENT OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectINTERNET
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS
dc.subjectISOLATION
dc.subjectJOURNEY
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLOCAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMETALS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectMODELS
dc.subjectMODERNIZATION
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTING
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectNATIONAL PARKS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEEDS ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOPTIONS
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION CONTROL
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION INDICATORS
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectQUALITY CONTROL
dc.subjectQUALITY OF CARE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY SERVICES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISPARITIES
dc.subjectREGIONS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRESOURCE USE
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectREVENUE
dc.subjectREVENUES
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRISKS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCARCE RESOURCES
dc.subjectSECURITY SITUATION
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ACTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSTRATEGY
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE FARMING
dc.subjectSUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTARIFFS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAXES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectTECHNICAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectTERRORIST
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC FLOWS
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT AUTHORITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRAVEL
dc.subjectTRAVEL TIME
dc.subjectTRIPS
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectUSE OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectUSER FEES
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.titlePakistan - Gilgit-Baltistan Economic Report : Broadening the Transformation

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