Open AccessPoverty Reduction and Human Development: Issues and Strategy
Author(s) -
Muhammad Aslam Khan
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the lahore journal of economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1811-5446
pISSN - 1811-5438
DOI - 10.35536/lje.2001.v6.i2.a1
Subject(s) - poverty , basic needs , poverty reduction , economics , sustainable development , development economics , culture of poverty , human development (humanity) , economic growth , government (linguistics) , human resources , extreme poverty , political science , linguistics , philosophy , management , law
The paper assesses trends in poverty and improvements in thematerial conditions of life of millions of people living in poverty andhuman deprivation. It discusses the growth and poverty dimensions andassociated structural problems. Determinants of poverty in Pakistan arediscussed with a view to identify areas of intervention and public policies.Poverty reduction and human development programmes are discussed toshow that pumping financial resources to address the issue of poverty is nota correct strategy for poverty reduction and human resource development.The paper discusses the poverty reduction strategy to assess governmentcommitment to poverty reduction and human resource development in asustainable manner. It concludes that poverty reduction and humandevelopment in Pakistan is dependent on many factors particularly thestrengthening of institutional capacity and availability of human andfinancial resources.