Abstract
The devastating dynamics of multidimensional inequality has always been a
debatable issue over the history of developing globe. This paper develops an
index of multidimensional inequality (MDI) using the same dimensions and
weights that has been used by Government of Pakistan over a ten-year period
using Pakistan Social and Living-standard Measurement (PSLM) survey data
for 2004-05 and 2014-15. The analysis show that along with overall decreased
MDI in Pakistan, the direction of change remains different for urban and rural
areas. The overall reduction in MDI is larger in urban areas compared to a little
deterioration in the rural areas of the country. The analysis also show that MDI
decreased in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces while it
deteriorated in Balochistan. An examination of the dimensions show that lack
of education contributes more in the level of inequality, followed by access to
health services. Education level of the head of household, level of income and
family size were found to be strongly associated with factors contributing to the
status of a household in terms of its contribution to MDI.
Shahid Naeem, Dr. Atta Ullah Khan. (2020) TRENDS OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL INEQUALITY IN PAKISTAN, International Journal of Management Research and Emerging Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 2.
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