Suchergebnisse

Geographical targeting may be a viable way to allocate
resources for poverty alleviation in developing countries. Efficiency
can be increased, and leakages to the nonpoor reduced substantially, by
targeting needy areas. A national and regional database of substantial
poverty maps or deprivation indices are not readily available in
Pakistan. Further, existing activities of poverty alleviation are
carried out on ad hoc basis in the absence of identified pockets of
poverty. This paper presents indices of multiple deprivations based on
the 1998 Population and Housing Census data. Possible applications of
this exercise include identifying areas of need, making decisions on
regional and sectoral priorities, facilitating targeted public
interventions through special poverty alleviation programmes,
understanding the relationship between poverty and its causes, and
helping federal and provincial governments in determining financial
awards.