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Structure of Rural Income in Pakistan.Some Preliminary Estimates

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  • FAIZ MOHAMMAD

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad)

  • GHULAM BADAR

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad)

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The main objective of this paper is to study the rural income distribution in Pakistan by determining income accruing to farm and non-farm households from various assets held by them. Most of the existing literature on income distribution in Pakistan [3; 4; 8; 10; 12; 14; 17] focuses either on aggregate income or only on income from crops and classifiesrural households by their income level. It ignores the internal structure of income as well as one of the main distinguishingfeatures of rural households, namely their relation to land.1 Ina developing country, however, the internal structure of income is likely to change with changes in the level of income. It is therefore important to assess the contribution of an individual factor (asset) to the overall income of a household and its impact on income inequality. Moreover in the case of Pakistan where land is becoming increasingly scarce for small farmers [7; 11] it should be interesting to know how these farmers are trying to "fight back" the pressure on their land with alternative sources of income.

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  • Faiz Mohammad & Ghulam Badar, 1985. "Structure of Rural Income in Pakistan.Some Preliminary Estimates," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 24(3-4), pages 385-403.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:24:y:1985:i:3-4:p:385-403
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    1. Zafar Mahmood, 1984. "Income Inequality in Pakistan. An Analysis of Existing Evidence," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 23(2-3), pages 365-379.
    2. Aly ERCELAWN, 1984. "INCOME INEQUALITY IN RURAL PAKISTAN: A study of sample villages," Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics, Applied Economics Research Centre, vol. 3(1), pages 1-28.
    3. Mohammad, Irfan & Amjad, Rashid, 1994. "Poverty in rural Pakistan," MPRA Paper 38335, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Faiz Mohammad, 1987. "Agricultural Taxation in Pakistan Revisited," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 26(4), pages 419-432.

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