2019
Differentiate between the concepts of poverty and income inequality. How can public policy help in alleviating poverty and reducing inequality in a developing country like Pakistan?
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Debate #64 · Poverty, inequality and social protection
Have Pakistan's poverty reduction strategies worked, or is pro-poor growth needed instead?
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All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (5)Evidence (3)PositionsSame themeDo income-based and international poverty lines capture the true extent of poverty in Pakistan?Is Pakistan's poverty a failure of governance and elite capture rather than resources?Is global poverty caused by rich countries' exploitation of poor countries?Asked before
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Examiners want: Poverty trends, evaluation of government programmes, growth versus redistribution, pro-poor growth, public policy options and reform path
The questions
2017
Economics forms the basis of all human developments. The growing concern at present is increasing poverty in South Asia. There is a class of scholars who feel that 'Top-down Approach' has not worked well in South Asian Countries. They find 'Economic Democracy through Pro-Poor Growth' a solution to poverty. Under this concept of economic development, explain the following:-
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2014
Differentiate Absolute Poverty and Relative Poverty. Explain the poverty reduction strategies in Pakistan
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2007
What are the indicators of poverty? Review the poverty trends experiences in Pakistan. Evaluate the effectiveness of the steps being taken by the Government and suggest ways and means to further improve the micro indicators of prosperity for reducing the poverty.
2005
Strategies for the alleviation of poverty.
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