While poverty reduction remains central in the Post-2015 Agenda, its determinants remain
debated in the literature, especially the role of structural conditions related to governance …

This paper contributes to the debate on the Sustainable Development Goals progress by
evaluating the MDGs achievements in South Asia and the policy and institutional challenges …

Why are some people poor? Why does absolute poverty persist despite substantial
economic growth? What types of late economic development or'catch-up'capitalism are …

This paper starts by making the case for why a data revolution is needed, highlighting the
parlous case of data globally, nationally and locally, focusing on social data, and stating why …

Abstract Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) is one of social protection programs
providing unconditional financial assistance to poor women. The present study was …

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Projecting progress Reaching the SDGs by 2030 Susan Nicolai, Chris Hoy, Tom Berliner and …

This paper presents findings from a case study exploring the prospects for measuring the
impacts of restricted civic space on development in Pakistan. It is part of a larger inquiry into …

This study examines Pakistan's efforts in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG
1) of eliminating poverty. Despite the government's commitment to SDGs in 2016, various …

This study examines the invaluable lessons Pakistan can derive from China's longstanding
and highly successful poverty reduction efforts. China's remarkable achievements in poverty …

Before he assumed office, the incumbent Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, 1 used to
tell his compatriots: I shall rather die by suicide than ask the imf for financial loan (Bukhari …