Muttahida screens footage of violence.

Flame_of_Life · May 26, 2007, 8:33pm

Re: Muttahida screens footage of violence.

sorry sir. That is not correct.

First, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the benefits of economic growth have not been distributed equitably. Although the government has used the channels of devolution and poverty-targeted interventions to spread these benefits, the results have been less than satisfactory. Almost all studies point out that the governmental machinery at the federal, provincial and local levels has become largely dysfunctional due to the protracted neglect of our institutions.

Almost all comparative country rankings whether originating from the world bank or the Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum or other think tanks and institutions consistently rate Pakistan quite low in public sector management, institutions and governance. Along with the low human development indicators this weak institutional dimension makes the task of poverty reduction, income distribution and delivery of public services difficult. The impact of good economic policies upon the lower strata of our society thus gets muted. The hue and cry about the absence of trickle-down effect of good economic policies is a manifestation of the dysfunctional nature of our public sector governance.

Can u guess whose words those r?

Dr. Ishrat Hussain. Yup. The architect of the current economic policies.

Further:

In its Pakistan-specific chapter, the report said that one of the most distressing features of poverty in Pakistan was that a significantly large population was crowded around the poverty line, making it highly vulnerable. It said that an estimated 40-60 percent of Pakistan’s population was vulnerable and that the sources of these shocks varied from socio-political environment to geographical location. A lack of land ownership and skewed land distribution are the main causes of poverty in rural Pakistan, the report added.

In terms of the human development index, the report put Pakistan at number 134 on a list of 177 countries and bracketed it with countries with medium human development. It said that the human development gap was large and growing and that the trends of social indicator outcomes were disappointing. Pakistan has a low level of adult literacy with some 50 percent of the population over 15 years being literate. Of the population of about 20 million in the 5-9 age group, 6.5 million are out of schools, while a majority of those enrolled in government schools are not getting quality education. Illiteracy is particularly high among the poor, especially women and girls.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\26\story_26-5-2007_pg1_6