Social Development In Pakistan

Takes A Fresh Book At The Process Of Development Particularly In India, Pakistan And Bangladesh. Analyses The Current Economic, Political And Social Realities In These Countries. Opines That Despite Some Changes These Societies Have Modernised. Has Eight Chapters Ending With Conclusions.

This Report Deals With The Subject Of Social Development In Economic Crisis In Pakistan. It Traces The Long-Term And Short-Term Causes Of The Crisis. Analyzes The Various Strategic Options Available To The Country, Including A Path Of Self-Reliance, To Achieve Sustained Development. It Also Traces The Impact On Each Option On Some Of The Key Social Dimensions Including Poverty, Unemployment And The Status Of Women And Children. It Examines The Adequacy Of Different Social Safety Nets In Pakistan. Looks At The Social Action Program. It Also Evaluates A Number Of Social Safety Nets, Both Of The Government And Ngos. 3 Appendices, Number Of Tables And Charts. Condition Good.

In the 1950s Pakistan was generally considered to be a country that would remain among the poorest in the world, but economic development in the decade to follow exceeded all expectations. Gustav Papanek, in the first thorough analysis of this achievement, shows how Pakistan, partly by design and partly by accident, arrived at a successful blend of private initiative and government intervention in the economy. This book, which includes the only comprehensive industrial survey of an underdeveloped country, sheds considerable light on the problems facing nations in similar circumstances.

Towards Poverty Reduction, SPDC's third annual review of social development in Pakistan, proposes a three-pronged comprehensive poverty reduction strategy focusing on greater opportunity, empowerment, and welfare, which goes substantially beyond what the government is doing. This review has been prepared by the Social Policy and Develpment Centre in order to promote informed discussion and action on vital sector issues facing the country today.