Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the poverty rates of Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan, representing … a Muslim majority population, whereas in Pakistan only the HDI variable has significant influence. Meanwhile (like …

inequality in Pakistan using a newly developed index, namely, the Basic Needs Deficiency Index (BNDI). Design … government expenditure/spending to alleviate poverty. In this paper, Pakistan is chosen as a case study for two reasons: the … measure poverty in Pakistan. Findings – The results obtained from the computation of the BNDI have been able to explain the …

developing countries like Pakistan where only limited work has been previously done to evaluate the performance of banking sector …

purpose by governmental organizations in a country like Pakistan because of shortage of funds. Therefore, data are collected … development of an ideal society. Originality/value This is an original effort and is conducted for the first time in Pakistan.  …

Purpose This study aims to investigate the factors that determine the customer adoption of Islamic banking in Pakistan … Pakistan (Karachi). This study is based on the diffusion of innovation (DOI) theory and analyzed the role of five attributes … Pakistan under the framework of DOI theoretical assumptions. The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses are applied to …

-term relationship between climatic change and economic growth in case of Pakistan. Agricultural sector plays an important role in … replace economic growth variable with industrial growth in case of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach Investigation is made …-causality test are used to verify this relationship. Findings The empirical findings will help the policy-makers of Pakistan in …

paper derived two working propositions: women in Islamic Pakistan face particular barriers to becoming entrepreneurs; these … – Results confirm that the barriers perceived by women entrepreneurs in Islamic Pakistan can be alleviated through women …

and empowerment within developing countries such as Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach – The research conducted in this … study used 37 semi‐structured questionnaires from women borrowers financed by two microfinance institutions of Pakistan … the Punjab province of Pakistan, therefore care is required when generalizing the results. Originality/value – This paper …

Pakistan during 2004‐2008. Findings – The empirical results indicate that board size is positively, whereas outside directors …