Farmer distress is a widely recognized problem in India induced by multiple causes ranging
from climate variability to price volatility and the low risk-bearing ability of farmers. Tracking …

Developing Asia has achieved spectacular progress in reducing poverty. Between 1990 and
2010, Asia lifted 786 million people out of poverty, bringing down the headcount ratio to 20.8 …

This article explores the spatial pattern of vulnerability to climate change hazards in Pakistan
by developing a Human Vulnerability Index (HVI). For this purpose, we use Population …

To achieve the sustainable development goal of “no poverty”, many attempts have been
made to measure poverty so that policy intervention can target the right people with the …

Farmers' distress refers to the difficult conditions and challenges farmers face in various
aspects of their agricultural activities, often resulting in financial, social, and emotional …

Since the functional sector does not have to shoulder the full load, the government should
set up safety support mechanisms for these segments to lessen the burden on wage …

The remittances sent home by overseas Pakistani workers have more than quadrupled in
the last eight years to more than $13.186 billion by June 2012, with expatriates in Saudi …

Agriculture and allied sectors are the largest livelihood provider in India and more so in the
rural areas. However, with the structural shift in employment and income patterns from …

This dissertation examines women's lives in a rapidly urbanizing rural community in
Southern Pakistan to understand their responses to modernity in developing societies …

Pakistan is spatially a diverse state in terms of the location of its economic activities, and
regional disparities in human development level have been a vital concern in its history. The …