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A welfare state faces two fundamental challenges: targeting people who need support the most and delivering the benefits in a cost-effective manner. In some developing countries, weak data leads to poor targeting, while weak institutions lead to poor delivery mechanisms. This means that these limited benefits are often availed by the less deserving, leaving less …
CDPR has collaborated with the World Bank in its Pakistan Development Policy Series 2021-22. The Pakistan Development Policy Series is a series of policy talks inviting discussion and debate on key reform areas critical to Pakistan’s economic, social and development growth. The discussions focus key development policy issues relating to Pakistan’s economic and social growth, …
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Balochistan is the largest province by area, with abundant natural resources, but it remains one of the poorest and most underdeveloped regions in Pakistan. This project focuses on developing a spatial strategy for development in Balochistan that can provide policymakers with information and tools through an organizing framework for long-term development planning as opposed to …
The International Growth Centre (IGC) at the request of the Government of Balochistan (GOB) carried out a study to develop a Spatial Development Strategy (SDS) to guide its development priorities and to maximize the efficiency of its natural, human, and capital resources towards overall development of the province. To ensure traction and uptake of the …
Political economy analysis at the sector level can be useful in helping to explain why some sectors have struggled to move from low value added to higher value added exports. This project enabled FCDO Pakistan’s Economic Growth Group to better understand the political economy of Pakistan’s private sector, specifically a range of priority sub-sectors that …
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Public sector companies, licensed under Section 42 of the Companies Act 2017, were created to enhance the effectiveness of service delivery. This project scrutinizes the performance of public sector companies by specifically focusing on two companies – the Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) and the Punjab Population Innovation Fund (PPIF) and understanding how they achieved …
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