Economic Growth and Rural Poverty in Pakistan: A Panel Dataset Analysis

Farooq, Shujaat; Ahmad, Usman

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“…This approach corresponds to the productive (modern, Fordist) period, and today it is more typical for developing countries [3], or for some post-Soviet approaches, which put economic factors of development in the forefront [4]. At the same time, Farooq and Ahmad [5] admitted that economic growth does not necessarily mean reducing poverty. Leick and Lang [6] argued that times of permanent growth of economy and population have come to an end for many European regions.…”

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Moravian–Slovak Borderland: Possibilities for Rural Development

2022

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This article analyzes the question of how the change of geopolitical position in the rural region of Eastern Moravia, which was shifted from the center of the state on its border, is reflected. The paper shows how the originally marginal region transformed from an area with shepherd agriculture to an industrial area with a skilled workforce during the existence of Czechoslovakia and questions how to cope with the consequences of the reverse change into a marginal geopolitical position on the eastern border of Czechia. The paper considers the balance of migration, supplemented by the construction of new dwellings, to be a relatively complex indicator. It states that the region of Eastern Moravia is problematic in terms of further development, except for the northern part, which is affected by the suburbanization of Ostrava. As a result, it proposes to supplement the current orientation toward the manufacturing industry by creating conditions for the development of cultural tourism.

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Moravian–Slovak Borderland: Possibilities for Rural Development

2022

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“…However, the regional economic development in many countries has clearly demonstrated that there is no synchronous relationship between economic growth and rural poverty reduction. In particular, persistent rural poverty is often found in some areas with high-speed economic growth (Ravallion & Wodon, 1999;Ravallion, 2001;Jin et al, 2020a;Zhou & Xiong, 2017;Shujaat & Usman, 2020).…”

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Expenditure Fluctuation and Consumption Loss: Rural Spatial Poverty in China

Luo

Qin

Qing

2021

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

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Poverty is a challenge faced by all countries worldwide. This paper focuses on a factor that has been less well documented: the consumption loss of farmer households caused by the fluctuation of rural public expenditure. Based on large-scale micro household data and climate data, the instrumental variable estimation results show that every 1% fluctuation of rural public expenditure will lead to a 0.113% decrease in farm household consumption. In addition, the fluctuation of rural public expenditure is also a main cause of long-term consumption loss of farmer households. Furthermore, it was found that the impact of rural public expenditure fluctuation on consumption loss is of certain spatial heterogeneity. The worse the spatial environment is, the more serious the consumption loss will be. The policy suggestion of this paper is to ensure a stable scale of rural public expenditure through the central transfer payment, so as to improve the ability of local governments to implement counter cyclical public policies, and transform local finance (industrial investment) into public finance (infrastructure and education) to improve the local space environment. Overall, this study reveals the impact of spatial externality on rural poverty from the perspective of public expenditure fluctuation, and at the same time provides empirical evidence for a better evaluation of the relationship between development and poverty and support for rational regional anti-poverty policies.

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“…To date inequality literature on Pakistan focuses on economic growth and poverty (e.g. Cheema and Sial, 2012; Chaudhary and Sadaf, 2012; Jamal, 2015; Farooq and Ahmad, 2020). There are fewer studies which focus on the determinants of income inequality in Pakistan (e.g.…”

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Income inequality in Pakistan

Islam

Abrar

Arshad

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IJSE

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PurposeIn most developing countries like Pakistan, the gap between rich and poor has widened over time. This polarization in the society hinders economic growth and acts as a barrier for development and well-being. The proportion of income distribution varies across the population sub-groups in Pakistan. Therefore, it is important to study the income distribution effects across the four provinces of Pakistan.Design/methodology/approachThis study attempts to explore the root causes of income inequality and its changes in a dynamic context across the four provinces of Pakistan over a decade (2005–2006 to 2015–2016) by using a regression-based inequality decomposition method.FindingsAge, gender and higher education are the most prominent factors explaining the level of inequality across the four provinces of Pakistan. Higher education enhances the level of inequality in all provinces but contributes negatively to its changes except for Balochistan. Skilled agricultural and fishery workers in Balochistan have contributed significantly to reducing the level of inequality over the decade but not to its changes. Healthy contribution of the unpaid family workers in economic activities has reduced the level of inequality in Punjab and Balochistan and contributed positively to the change in income inequality. Employer or self-employed workers enhance the level of income inequality but contribute negatively to its changes for Punjab and Balochistan.Originality/valueTo date, inequality literature on Pakistan focuses on economic growth and poverty. A handful studies focus on the determinants of income inequality in a static context. This study goes beyond the static decomposition tools and attempts to explore the determinants of inequality in a dynamic context.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-09-2021-0573.

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Economic Growth and Rural Poverty in Pakistan: A Panel Dataset Analysis

Cited by 12 publications

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Moravian–Slovak Borderland: Possibilities for Rural Development

Expenditure Fluctuation and Consumption Loss: Rural Spatial Poverty in China

Income inequality in Pakistan

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