the construction of poverty thresholds in Pakistan. …

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 …

, 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 …

describes a new CGE model for South Asia, covering India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, which incorporates …