Open AccessRole of Infaq in Poverty Alleviation in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Sohail J. Malik,
Muhammad Hussain,
Nasim Shah Shirazi
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v33i4iipp.935-952
Subject(s) - poverty , development economics , agrarian structure , rural area , agrarian society , socioeconomics , economic growth , political science , economics , geography , agriculture , archaeology , law
A number of studies such as Naseem (1973, 1977); Allaudin(1975); Mujahid (1978); Irfan and Amjad (1984); Kruijk and Leeuwan(1985); Cheema (1985); Malik (1988); Akhtar (1988); Ercelawn (1988,1989, 1990); Ahmad and Ludlow (1990); Havinga et al. (1990, 199Oa);Malik (1992) and Zaidi and de Vos (1993) have been undertaken to analysethe phenomena of poverty in Pakistan. The general picture that emergesfrom these studies is that although poverty is widespread in Pakistan,it is more prevalent in rural areas. Poverty increased during the 1960s,but it has been declining ever since 1970. The change in agrarianstructure during the 1960s contributed towards the higher rural poverty.A respectable rate of economic growth and the increase In foreignremittances are generally mentioned as factors responsible for thedecline in poverty since the 1970s. The introduction of zakat and ushrsystem in 1980 also played its role in this regard. However, povertystill remains One of the most serious problems in thecountry.