Poverty Alleviation and Poverty of Aid Pakistan |
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| Author:
| Baqir, Fayyaz |
| Series title: | Routledge Studies in Development and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-138-48098-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2018 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Taylor & Francis |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $160.00 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the challenges to existing patterns of aid-induced development through the case of Pakistan. Each chapter explores a specific poverty related theme and depicts how Pakistan's poverty alleviation goals can be achieved by working within the system and living within the means. However, realization of this potential has never been a policy objective. As such this book provides a useful understanding of the nature of the state in Pakistan that has led to the failure of...
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This book explores the challenges to existing patterns of aid-induced development through the case of Pakistan. Each chapter explores a specific poverty related theme and depicts how Pakistan's poverty alleviation goals can be achieved by working within the system and living within the means. However, realization of this potential has never been a policy objective. As such this book provides a useful understanding of the nature of the state in Pakistan that has led to the failure of development policies.