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Marginality as a Root Cause of Urban Poverty: A Case Study of Punjab

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  • Kanwal Zahra

    (PhD Scholar, GC University, Lahore and Assistant Professor, UCP Business School, University of Central Punjab, Lahore,)

  • Tasneem Zafar

    (Department of Economics, GC University, Lahore.)

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  • Kanwal Zahra & Tasneem Zafar, 2015. "Marginality as a Root Cause of Urban Poverty: A Case Study of Punjab," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 54(4), pages 629-650.
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    1. Kanwal Zahra & Tasneem Zafar & Mahmood Khalid, 2016. "Marginality, Social Exclusion, Labour Force Participation and Urban Poverty: A Case Study of Lahore, Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 55(4), pages 521-540.

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