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Work developed broadly within the Weberian tradition has argued, for a long time, that there is a link between effective bureaucratic institutions and economic development. In a widely cited article, Evans and Rauch (1999) have demonstrated that there is a strong relationship between a national...
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For decades, Native Americans have experienced a shorter life expectancy and worse health outcomes than have other Americans. This paper examines some of the causes behind these outcomes and potential ways to improve them. A majority of Native Americans use the Indian Health Service (IHS), a...
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the construction of poverty thresholds in Pakistan. …
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The financing of Pakistan’s substantial current account deficits within the framework of IMF and the World Bank … export promotion involves substantial costs while its benefits are uncertain. Pakistan’s external debt as per cent of GNP is … considerably higher than all the countries, including the HIPCs, a reflection of the country’s grave debt crisis. Although Pakistan …
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, threatens employment and living standards of the poor. Like many other developing countries, Pakistan also attempted to … attractive incentives offered to foreign investors, Pakistan’s performance in attracting the foreign investment has been poor … the IMF/World Bank take the poverty as a residual issue. Hence, earlier anti-poverty programmes in Pakistan reached a …
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describes a new CGE model for South Asia, covering India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, which incorporates …
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