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Income, Public Social Services, and Capability Development: A Cross-district Analysis of Pakistan

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Rizwana Siddiqui (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad)

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Is household income enough for human development or should government direct resources towards the provision of social services to improve capabilities of individuals? The former is emphasised by the World Bank, and the latter by the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP). This paper tests both sides of the question by estimating a basic needs policy model for Pakistan, using cross-district data for the year 1998-99. The results are consistent with the view that government provision of social services affects human capabilities significantly. However, the ultimate constraints on the sustainable capability development are the availability of material resources.

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Paper provided by Pakistan Institute of Development Economics in its series PIDE-Working Papers with number 2008:43.

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Date of creation: 2008
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Keywords: Basic Needs Capabilities and Income Poverty Public Provision of Social Services and Household Income

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Find related papers by JEL classification:
I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare and Poverty - - - General Welfare
I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution

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  1. Rizwana Siddiqui & A. R. Kemal, 2006. "Remittances, Trade Liberalisation, and Poverty in Pakistan: The Role of Excluded Variables in Poverty Change Analysis," PIDE-Working Papers 2006:1, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Lucia Hanmer & Robert Lensink & Howard White, 2003. "Infant and child mortality in developing countries: Analysing the data for Robust determinants," The Journal of Development Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 40(1), pages 101-118, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Goldstein, Joshua S., 1985. "Basic human needs: The plateau curve," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 13(5), pages 595-609, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Anand, Sudhir & Ravallion, Martin, 1993. "Human Development in Poor Countries: On the Role of Private Incomes and Public Services," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 7(1), pages 133-50, Winter. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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