233 research outputs found
Socio-Economic Indicators in Rural Pakistan: Some Evidence
This study attempts to quantify the inter-provincial and
interdistrict differences among villages with respect to the
availability of and access to certain crucial inputs and services which
affect the level of living and even quality of life in rural areas..
Using the taxonomic method for rank ordering and clustering of regions,
this comparative analysis should help in identifying the areas
(provinces or districts) and activities (or services) in each area which
may require immediate or special attention of policy makers and
planners.
Classes and Agrarian Transition in Pakistan
This is a study of class formation and agrarian transition in
Pakistan. The process of class differentiation under way is a
manifestation of capitalist development. The agrarian transition in
Pakistan is reflected by the disintegration of the peasant and feudal
systems. The approach adopted in this paper demystifies the process of
agricultural development in an underdeveloped country where, with the
expansion of forces of production, the precapitalist relations of
production are slowly dissolving. It should also help in discovering the
mechanism by which agricultural surplus is extracted from direct
producers and rural poverty is perpetuated
The Political Economy of Agricultural Research in Pakistan
This study is premised on the propo1ition that economic
research on agriculture in Pakistan has concentrated on narrow and
technocratic aspects without reference to the structure of production
relations among various and contending classes of farmers. The paper
identifies three major and so far largely unexplored areas of
agricultural research, viz. set of relationships among farm groups and
their impact on agricultural production and income distribution,
measurement and interpretation of participation by these groups in
production activities in the private and public sectors, and the land
tax system and its effect on issues of growth and equity
Agricultural Policy Issues in Pakistan
Agriculture, in many ways, remains the most dominant activity
in Pakistan. It provides a way of life to almost three-quarters of the
country's population: over 55 percent of the labour force works directly
in agriculture and about 30 percent of the Gross Domestic Product and
over 35 percent of the export earnings were contributed by agriculture
in 1984. That three-quarters of the population engaged in agriculture
cannot produce adequate supply of food and fibre at reasonable prices
for the one quarter working in other sectors indicates a low level of
productivity in crop and livestock production. Agricultural growth in
the past 35 years or so has been uneven in terms of both rates and
commodity balances. Also, the benefits from growth have varied
significantly across regions and between farm groups. Markets and public
policy have not always provided the right economic incentives and
environment for sustained and equitable growth
Farm Size and Land Productivity Relationships in Pakistan
The study focuses on productivity differences due to farm
size. Using farm size data, it suggests that in Pakistan large farms are
relatively more productive because of their greater use of ..
non-traditional" inputs. The input intensity of large farms derives from
market distortion induced by public policy. Agricultural policy should
therefore concentrate on eliminating market distortions, by measures
like ceiling on land holdings and a wider diffusion of farm extension
services and credit
Agriculture in Pakistan: A Revisit
I started studying the structure and performance of Pakistan’s
agriculture in the early 1960s. Sadly this sector of the economy is
still in a precarious state. I think the blame rests with the state, its
policies and agents, more than the vagaries of nature. But the good news
is that we can influence public policy far more than the moods of
nature. The basic challenges for the agriculture sector in Pakistan are
to
"Green Revolution and Redistribution of Rural Incomes: Pakistan's Experience" A Comment
"Green Revolution would indeed have exacerbated rural income
inequalities if all that has been said so far accorded with the actual
conditions prevailing in Pakistan. It will be shown in this paper that
the majority of the above arguments are 'not correct, and that part of
the evidence which has been used to demonstrate the adverse consequences
of Green Revolution on income distribution is particularly
untrustworthy. The paper also demonstrates that Green Revolution has
been the most viable rural development strategy ever pursued in
Pakistan." [4, pp.174-175
Traditional Sustainability Accounting Principles and Practices in Rural Bangladesh
This thesis by publication includes five articles which discuss the principles and practices of traditional sustainability accounting in Bangladesh. Modern accounting only recently started to embrace environmental and social values. The research however makes the argument that the traditional practices, local knowledge, inter-generational wisdom and eco-spirituality of rural Bangladesh are the real basis for sustainability accounting. Without formal quantification, this traditional sustainability accounting guides people in their activities and lifestyle promoting a culture of sustainability
S. M. Naseem. Underdevelopment, Poverty and Inequality ill Pakistan. lahore: Vanguard Publications Ltd. 1981. 323 pp.
This should be counted among the better books published on
Pakistan's economy in that it is analytical and not merely descriptive.
That the book's contents may not match the expectations created by its
title reflects not the author's failing alone, but also the fragmented
state of information about the economy itself. I think Professor Naseem
has made good use of the available data, although in places his argument
is tedious and merely rhetorica1. The book covers a large number of
issues, and brings together the author's published and unpublished
research in these areas. While it does not have a definite focus, it
articulates a point of view, which is critical of the dominant ideology
of growthmanship through private enterprise and the consequent
foreign-sector orientation of the economy, neglecting the real issues of
structural change and equity. He even castigates the short-lived
experiment of "socialism" in the early Seventies as whimsical and ad
hoc
Bangladesh and Pakistan: The Great Divergence
There was a time when Bangladesh lagged behind Pakistan in the
quality of life measured by any of its major indicators, except for
adult literacy and schooling of children. But it is a different story
today. Bangladesh is ahead of Pakistan in almost every respect. I intend
to present the facts (data) to support this proposition first and then
explore the reasons for the great divergence. I am far more certain
about the evidence than I am of my explanation since some of it is
guesswork, though hopefully not too off the mark
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