Changes in poverty and income inequality in Pakistan during the 1970s.

Abstract

Examines the development of poverty and inequality in Pakistan during the 1970s, and finds that Pakistan belongs to the 'minority', viz. inequality increased while poverty decreased in Pakistan during the 1970s. Also decomposes inequality into various components in order to identify the location, the magnitude, and the change of various inequalities. There are concluding comments by A.R.Kemal. -from Authors