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Assessment

Policy credibility gap

E715 · CSS Evidence Bank v1
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Past reform failures can mute response to new reforms — Policy credibility gap · 2025World Bank CPF · 2025Verified against sourceCause
Source

World Bank CPF — https://www.worldbank.org/en/brief/2025/02/14/country-partnership-framework-for-pakistan-fy-2026-up-to-fy-2035. Verified.

What it proves

Reform persistence and credibility affect private investment responses.

How to deploy: Use Policy credibility gap (Past reform failures can mute response to new reforms) to support: Reform persistence and credibility affect private investment responses.

Policy continuityinvestment

In chains and maps

Pakistan Development SystemPopulation + weak human capital + low investment + energy + export + fiscal + governance + climate constraints → mutually reinforcing development traps