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Trends in Polarisation in Pakistan

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  • Haadia Arshad

    (Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.)

  • Muhammad Idrees

    (Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.)

Abstract

This study analyses the trends in polarisation in Pakistan, in its rural and urban segments and its provinces, at the micro level during the period 1992-93 to 2001-02. Estimations are made by using the Bossert-Schworm measure (2006). The study finds fluctuating trends. In general, polarisation declined in all regions of Pakistan during 1996-97 and 2001-02, while 1998-99 is the period of maximum polarisation. Incorporating the household size reduces the extent of polarisation, implying that ignoring the household size overestimates polarisation. The comparison of trends in polarisation and income inequality shows that generally the trends in inequality and polarisation are similar.

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  • Haadia Arshad & Muhammad Idrees, 2008. "Trends in Polarisation in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 47(2), pages 153-167.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:47:y:2008:i:2:p:153-167
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    Cited by:

    1. Muhammad Touseef-Ur-Rehman & Usman Mustafa & Humayun Rashid, 2015. "Trends of Income Inequality and Polarisation in Pakistan for the Period 1990-2008," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 54(4), pages 447-467.
    2. Muhammad Idrees, 2017. "Poverty in Pakistan: A Region-Specific Analysis," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 22(2), pages 139-163, July-Dec.
    3. Mohsin, Asma & Zaman, Khalid, 2012. "Distributional effects of rising food prices in Pakistan: Evidence from HIES 2001–02 and 2005–06 survey," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 29(5), pages 1986-1995.

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    Keywords

    Polarisation; Income Inequality; Poverty; Welfare;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D6 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics
    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution

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