), openness through trade, poverty, value added of agriculture sector as share of GDP, urban population and child labor by using … annual data for Pakistan over the period 1970-2003. Design/methodology/approach – The methodological framework for causality … incidence of child labor in Pakistan. More generally, this study seek to establish the causal link between these factors and …

). Findings – Besides other variables it has been observed that poverty remains an important determinant of female labor … developing country like Pakistan. Practical implications – A development policy (especially considering the gender aspects) can … orthodox economy like Pakistan. Originality/value – This paper is beneficial to researchers, policy makers, and social …

has been observed that the poverty remains an important determinant of school participation. Poor households keep their … of this study a socio-economic policy can be formulated for a developing country like Pakistan. Practical implications … for a developing and an orthodox economy like Pakistan. Originality/value – The paper is beneficial to the researchers …

that lead to the phenomenon of child labor in the fishing sector of Balochistan (province of Pakistan). Design … fishing. It is observed that the main cause of child labor is not poverty it comes out to be low quality of education, lack of …

inequality and to design effective intervention policies. The purpose of this paper is to focus on poverty reduction and welfare … implication of the empirical findings suggests that Fiji is unlikely to achieve its Millennium Development Goal of halving poverty …

Purpose – There has been growing interest in recent years in modelling various poverty-related issues. However, there … subsequent use in poverty focused models. The purpose of this paper is to fill this gap by empirically estimating best-fit income … distribution functions for different household income groups and computing poverty and inequality indices for Sri Lanka. Design …

Purpose – There has been growing interest in recent years in modelling various poverty-related issues. However, there … subsequent use in poverty focused models. The purpose of this paper is to fill this gap by empirically estimating best-fit income … distribution functions for different household income groups and computing poverty and inequality indices for Sri Lanka. Design …