The objective of this study is to explore linkages between governance and pro-poor growth in Pakistan for the period 1996 to 2005. The analysis indicates that governance indicators have low scores and ranked at the lowest percentile as compared to other countries. The dimensions of pro-poor...

Using primary data from a union council of Punjab (Dhamyal), this article analyses the poverty and inequality at the lower administrative level. The analysis shows that 35 percent of the households are poor while there is wide variation of incidence of poverty among the seven villages of the...

The paper deals with the critical issue of gender-based violence in Pakistani society. The evidence presented in this paper shows that violence against women has increased in the decade of 1990s. Major reasons for the crime/violence are economic hardships, domestic and community pressures, rise...

The paper presents an analysis of some of the impediments that exist in the development of the social sectors and in the delivery of these services in Pakistan. It suggests that in essence these impediments stem from malgovernance and can be attributed to a number of causes, the most important...