Economic Problems and Hurdles Regarding Poverty Reduction in Pakistan
Keywords:
Bad governance, Law and order, efficient goals, Population, Growth, Capital formation, Macroeconomic stabilityAbstract
This paper focuses the significant economic problems and hurdles
regarding poverty reduction in Pakistan. The prime focus of this paper is
to highlight the economic strategies carried out in Pakistan since its
inception as well as investigating the factors which are involved causing
major hurdles regarding poverty alleviation in the State. A significant
lesson must be learnt from Malaysian and other countries experiences to
handle the poverty issue successfully. It is the need of the hour to learn
and implement the significant radical economic plans achieving the major
task of economic development and growth by curbing the grave poverty
issue.
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