Role of Pakistan poverty alleviation fund's micro credit in poverty alleviation: a case of Pakistan

Poverty alleviation has been one of the major agenda of all civilized societies throughout the history. Different strategies have been adopted in Pakistan for the purpose, which include special programs and short-term measures targeted towards improving the earning capacity of masses and provisi...

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Main Authors:	Shirazi, Nasim Shah, Khan, Aman Ullah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2009
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
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spelling	iium-160032012-03-20T00:15:44Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/16003/ Role of Pakistan poverty alleviation fund's micro credit in poverty alleviation: a case of Pakistan Shirazi, Nasim Shah Khan, Aman Ullah H Social Sciences (General) Poverty alleviation has been one of the major agenda of all civilized societies throughout the history. Different strategies have been adopted in Pakistan for the purpose, which include special programs and short-term measures targeted towards improving the earning capacity of masses and provision of social safety nets for the really poor. With a view to enhance the access of the low-income communities to socio-economic services, the Government of Pakistan has set up an independent and professionally managed unit, the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF). The Fund is working through a network of partner organizations having strong community outreach programs. PPAF continuously monitors and analyzes effectiveness of its programs. This paper attempts to quantify the impact of PPAF micro credit on poverty alleviation.. Data collected in Gallup (2005) has been utilized for the purpose. Counter-factual ‘Combined approach’ has been employed in the analysis. The Paper concludes that Micro credit has reduced poverty by 3.05 percentage points in the period under study 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/16003/1/role_of_pakistan.pdf Shirazi, Nasim Shah and Khan, Aman Ullah (2009) Role of Pakistan poverty alleviation fund's micro credit in poverty alleviation: a case of Pakistan. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, 47 (2). pp. 215-228. ISSN 1011-002X (Print) 2224-4174 (Online) http://pu.edu.pk/home/journal/7
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description	Poverty alleviation has been one of the major agenda of all civilized societies throughout the history. Different strategies have been adopted in Pakistan for the purpose, which include special programs and short-term measures targeted towards improving the earning capacity of masses and provision of social safety nets for the really poor. With a view to enhance the access of the low-income communities to socio-economic services, the Government of Pakistan has set up an independent and professionally managed unit, the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF). The Fund is working through a network of partner organizations having strong community outreach programs. PPAF continuously monitors and analyzes effectiveness of its programs. This paper attempts to quantify the impact of PPAF micro credit on poverty alleviation.. Data collected in Gallup (2005) has been utilized for the purpose. Counter-factual ‘Combined approach’ has been employed in the analysis. The Paper concludes that Micro credit has reduced poverty by 3.05 percentage points in the period under study
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author	Shirazi, Nasim Shah Khan, Aman Ullah
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title	Role of Pakistan poverty alleviation fund's micro credit in poverty alleviation: a case of Pakistan
title_short	Role of Pakistan poverty alleviation fund's micro credit in poverty alleviation: a case of Pakistan
title_full	Role of Pakistan poverty alleviation fund's micro credit in poverty alleviation: a case of Pakistan
title_fullStr	Role of Pakistan poverty alleviation fund's micro credit in poverty alleviation: a case of Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed	Role of Pakistan poverty alleviation fund's micro credit in poverty alleviation: a case of Pakistan
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Role of Pakistan poverty alleviation fund's micro credit in poverty alleviation: a case of Pakistan

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