Gender Poverty Gap: A Comparative analysis of India and Pakistan

Autor:	Misbah Nosheen, Muhammmad Siddique
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Multidimensional poverty Poverty Lift (data mining) Political science Development economics General Medicine
Zdroj:	Review of Economics and Development Studies. 7:287-298
ISSN:	2519-9706 2519-9692
DOI:	10.47067/reads.v7i2.364
Popis:	This paper attempts to estimate gender poverty gap in Pakistan using multidimensional poverty approach and compares it with India. Pakistan data have been used to compute multidimensional poverty. Findings of the paper suggest that there is gender poverty gap in Pakistan. Both India and Pakistan are suffering from poverty. Head count poverty is high in both countries but India has managed to lift more people out of multidimensional poverty. The paper recommends to design targeted oriented policies reduce gender poverty.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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