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Effectiveness of Cash Transfer Programmes for Household Welfare in Pakistan: The Case of the Benazir Income Support Programme

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  • Durr-e-Nayab

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad)

  • Shujaat Farooq

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad)

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  • Durr-e-Nayab & Shujaat Farooq, 2012. "Effectiveness of Cash Transfer Programmes for Household Welfare in Pakistan: The Case of the Benazir Income Support Programme," Poverty and Social Dynamics Paper Series 2012:04, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
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