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Gender and Poverty in Pakistan

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Khawar Mumtaz examines the gender–poverty nexus in Pakistan, and how gender disparities relate to, and link with, poverty reduction, economic growth and wellbeing.

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Notes

  1. 2 See for example evidence presented in Asian Development Bank (2002), Federal Bureau of Statistics (2005), IDS (2001), Planning Commission of Pakistan (2003)and theWorld Bank (2002).

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1This article is based on Khawar Mumtaz's study for the Asia Development Bank published as Background Paper 7 Gender and Poverty in Pakistan. 2005

Makes the links among gender disparities poverty reduction, economic growth and wellbeing

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Mumtaz, K. Gender and Poverty in Pakistan. Development 50, 149–153 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.development.1100369

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