Publications

SPDC's latest report focuses on formulating a localised indicator framework for measuring progress on SDGs. Read Dr Pervez Tahir's OpEd on SPDC's Review of Social Development in Pakistan here: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2323727/some-numbers-to-ponder ..

Raising tax revenues during the third wave of Covid-19 is a daunting task for the policymakers in Pakistan. There are hardly any policy options available for the federal government to raise tax revenues during these challenging times. In this scenario, Social Policy and Development Centre’s (SPDC) recently published a policy brief on “Modelling the Revenue and Health Implications of Tobacco Ta ..

A macroeconomic case for higher tobacco taxes in Pakistan ..

NFC: political economy at work ..

Gender budgeting — a pathway to sustainable development ..

Show-off Time ..

Mortal duty ..

Provincial Finance Commission Awards: A tool for inclusive development ..

Slip, sliding away ..

Mosamyati Tabdeeli se dochar Zila Dadu ..

Missing targets ..

External Debt and Foreign Exchange Reserves ..

Cooking the books (Part 1 and Part II) ..

Decapitalising the decline in international oil prices ..

Understating tax expenditure ..

The tale of tax-to-GDP growth ..

Budget 2015-16 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Social development, gender equality put on the backburner ..

Where does the axe fall? Sindh loses focus in budget ..

Tharparker: Eik Zarkhez Sehrah, Kahhet se Mosamiyati Tabdeeli tak ..

Beyond the Crisis ..

Badin men Samandari Mudakhalat aur LBOD ki Tabahkari ..

Manchar Dhand: Kheer ji neher ya zeher jo dukh ..

Mutafariq: Thatta ke Saheeli Dehaat aur Samandari Mudakhalat ..

Ter aie dhagi wara tarakiyati aie moashi mansooba ..

Hell beyond hell ..

Sindh budget 2014-15: A compromise on development ..

Economic Development and Income Redistribution ..

Betting on Social Development ..

Womens struggle in Pakistan Movement ..

Dadu Zila main Taleem ji Tabahi ain upa ..

Mahroomiat ..

Provinces have strong revenue potential ..

Future of GST services as provincial tax uncertain ..

Agri income tax evasion: a huge disincentive for taxpayers ..

Social spending: Punjab spends the least? ..

Ominous trends ..

IMF Intrusions ..

The Annual Plan ..

Hike in domestic power tariffs ..

The SRO blues ..

Building Bridges with India-Pakistan Peace ..

Contingency Planning ..

Stagflation feared ..

A Resilient Nation ..

The hike in power tariffs ..

Poaching on the Provinces. ..

An ambitious budget(part-1 and part-2) ..

Pakistan’s Emphasis on Social Development ..

Pakistani Political candidates threatened by Taliban terror attacks ..

Are Pakistani Women Represented? ..

Mushkilaat, Masael aur Bohrano ki tareek shab ki saher kab hogi? ..

Poverty Estimates 2011 ..

Sindh Budget: Myth and Reality ..

Balochistan Budget 2012-13: Compromising Social Development ..

Fiscal Devolution: Still an Unfinished Agenda ..

Concept or reality? ..

Taleem Ji behtri Lai Sanjeedgi kithy aahe? ..

Politicking in Education ..

Poverty of the Budget ..

Looking back in terror. ..

Sindh maen Thiyal Taleemi Tabahi Aeen Imdadi Idaran Joon Tarjihaat ..

Mooashi Istehkam ke Raaste Masdood.......Siyasi Azadi Mazboot Maeeshiyat Ke Bagair Namumkin Hai ..

The Poorest of the Poor in Pakistan: Households Headed by Women ..

The Decline in Sindh ..

The Power of Panchayats ..

Chamre ki Sanath - Eid ul Azha.....Mazhabi Tehwaar, Aham Moashee Sargarmiyun ka Maakhiz ..

Primary Sattah per Sanfi Adam Masawat ki Booland Sharah ..

Dolti Maeeshiyat per aik aur kaari Zarb ..

The Wretched of Sindh ..

Balochistan Ignores Social Development - ..

KP Budget: ILL-Defined Priorities ..

Is Sindh Budget Surplus A Mirage? ..

Punjab Compromising on Social Development - ..

Federal Budge FY12: Unpleasant Arithmetic - ..

Tijarti Woosat Pazeeri: Women Work Force per Asaraat Mehdood Kiyun? ..

Security Threat and its Costs ..

Gender preference in Zakat spending ..

Trade Liberalisation and Women Participation in Labour Force ..

Gender and Public Spending on Education. ..

Efficacy of Budget Transparency ..

The NFC Award: Punjab Biggest Gainer ..

A Method to this Madness ..

Debt Sustainability: Thwarting Economic Outlook ..

Depoliticising Madrassas  ..

Street Children, Aik Ahem Samaji Masala ..

Mazdoor Bachoun ki Falah-O-Bahbood Kaise? ..

Knowing the Unknown: Federal Budget 2009-10  ..

 Mehngai, Ghurbat, Berozgari, Loadshadding: Karachi Sheher ki Awan ke Bunyadi Masail aur unke Asarat ..

Foreign Exchange Crisis ..

Imperatives for the Economy: Federal Budget 2008-09  ..

New Budget to Fuel Inflation ..

Devolution without Delegation ..

 The Debate on Poverty ..

Does Globalisation Benefit the Poor? Evidence from Pakistan  ..

Large Subsidies with Little Relief ..

ABC of the Economics of Tariffs and Import Quotas ..

Understanding the Making of the Failed States Index  ..

May be a Missed Opportunity? ..

Indentifying Causes of High Inflation ..

The Good and the Bad ..

Inflationary Risks to Economic Gains - ..

Suffering in Silence ..

Crop Sector: Impending Crisis - ..

Moving from Tax to Expenditure Reform ..

Pakistan in Quota-free Textile Trade ..

The Poverty Debate ..

Time for Policy Shifts ..

Internet: demand and pricing ..

Peace and its Impact ..

Wanted: Political Will ..

Gearing up for Globalization ..

UNDP's HDI: How Realistic it is? ..

Prospect for Public-Private Partnership in the Delivery of Immunization ..

Sarkari Iqtesadi Jaeze aur Reports-Haqaeq kiya hain? Intehai Musbat Aadad-o-Shumar ke Bawajood Buniyadi Moashi Khamiyan door nahi ki ja Sakeen ..

Mulki Maeeshiyat, Karkardagi, Ihdaaf aur Nataij: 2003-04 ke Iqtesadi Survey aur Wafaqi Budget ki Roshni main Quomi Mansooba bandi ka Jaeza ..

Wither the Muslim World? ..

General Pervez Musharraf ki Hukoomat ke Teen Saal ..

Foji aur Jamhoori Hukoomatain, Aik Iqtesadi Balance Sheet ..

Contradictory Monetary and Fiscal Policies ..

An Economic Balance Sheet ..

Focus on Regional Inequality ..

Sarmaye ki Gher Munsifana Taqseem aur Adam Masawaat: Pakistan main Ghurbat ke Izafe ki Asal Wajoohaat hain ..

Focus on Regional Inequality ..

Sarmaye ki Gher Munsifana Taqseem aur Adam Masawaat: Pakistan main Ghurbat ke Izafe ki Asal Wajoohaat hain ..

Creating and Unequal Society ..

The Feasibility of Tax Revenue Targets ..

Illusive Fiscal Deficit Target ..

Micro Solutions: Book Review ..

Ghurbat main Kami Kaise hogi ..

Ghurbat main Kami Kaise hogi ..

What Muslim Societies are Grossly Lacking ..

Jadeed Daur main Panapne ka Tareeqa ..

Gher Riwaeeti Maeeshiyat-Ghurbat ke Khateme main Moaven ..

Contextualising Afghan War ..

America aur Kabul main Malbay ke Dher ..

America aur Kabul main Malbay ke Dher ..

Understanding the Taliban ..

Maeeshiyat main Gher Rawaeeti Shobay ka Kirdaar ..

Ghurbat ka Daira-e-Asar ..

Ghurbat ka Daira-e-Asar ..

America ke liye Mutabadil Raaste ..

Options before the US ..

Taraqqi ki Tarjeehat ..

Agricultural Performance, Public Policy ..

PSDP: Understanding Development Priorities ..

Kasaad Bazari aur Budget ..

Microeconomic Taraqi aur Ghurbat ..

Taxon ki Amadni, Takhmeene main Saqam ..

Zaree Karkerday aur Sarkari Policy ..

Dehi Elakon ki Ghurbat main Izafa ..

Sarmaya Karon main Aitemaad ka Fuqdaan ..

A Struggle to Achieve Economic, Social Rights ..

Budget main Khasara kam Nahi Hooa ..

Microeconomic aur Samaji Taraqi ..

Tax Revenues: Flaws in Estimation ..

Fiscal Deficit: Target Missed but Performance much Better ..

Rawan Mali Saal ki Budget Tajaveez Gher Haqiqi Hain ..

Lack of Investor Confidence ..

Pani ka Bohran Tareekh ke Tanazir Main ..

Macroeconomics and Social Development ..

Growing Rural Poverty and Budget 2001-02 ..

Budget 2001-02: Another Illusion? ..

Gandum aur Hamari Maeeshiyat ..

Jamhoori Usoolon per Amal ..

Khawateen ke Hukook ..

Pakistan ki Maeeshiyat ..

New Budget: Challenges and Options ..

 Pakistan maen Garib Parwar Budget Waro Adhoro Khuwab ..

Khawateen ke Hukook ki Pamali ..

Jamhooriyat ko Dosh na Dain ..

Khushk Sali main Budget ki Mansooba-bandi ..

Sarkari Saymaya Kari main Kami: Maeeshiyat per Tabha kun Asraat ..

Naya NFC aur Baaz Purane Masail ..

Taleem Aam Kerne ka Hadaf ..

Budget Planning at the Time of Drought ..

Subai Taraqiyati Programme - Aik Jaeza ..

Pakistan's Economy: An Analysis ..

Pakistan maen Garib Parwar Budget Waro Adhoro Khuwab ..

Devastating Effect of Reducing Public Investment on Economic Growth ..

Resolving the Water Crisis ..

Poverty Alleviation Programmes: great expectations ..

Gurbat Khan Garib Tar Dauh Veenar Dagg (Sindhi Article) ..

Putting Sindh's Grievances in Perspective ..

Making the Harm Visible - An Affront to Civilisation ..

Girl Child Toady - A Woman Tomorrow ..

Access is only the Beginning: Quality is the Key ..

Understanding Afghanistan under the Taliban ..

A Reiviews of World Economy ..

Hifazati teekay: Pasmanda Ilaqoon per Tawajjo kem kiyon> ..

Budget: Kiya Maliyati Wasail ke Intezam mein Tabdeeli Kare Ga ..

Moashi Bohran Tashweeshnak Hai: Mayus kun nahin ..

The New NFC and Some Old Issues ..

The Changing Scenario of Development Priorities ..

Junoobi Asia ki Maeeshatein ..

In Defence of Democracy: Not a Matter of Choice but a Question of Our Survival ..

Ikhtiaraat ki Adam Markaziyat ..

Pakistani Maeeshat Tabahi ke Dahane Per ..

Ghareeb Logon ka liye Meyari Hospitaloon ki tadaad bahut kem hai ..

A Loss Beyond Numbers ..

Kabul Khandraat aur Mazoor afrad ka shehr ban gaya ..

Anatomy of Economic Crisis ..

Role of Livestock in Rural Poverty Alleviation ..

Jeeniati Inqelab: Bhook aur Iflas ka Khatima ker dega ..

Perils of a 'chastened' parliament ..

Taveel-ul-Muddati Budget Saazi: Umeed Afza Mansooba ..

CBR ka Aainda Hadaf: Haqeeat se Bahut Door Nahin ..

Public Expenditure Reform ..

Contextualising Devolution ..

Khushal Bank: Ghurbat ka Khatima Kar Sakey Ga ..

Adaad-o-Shumar mein Ulat Pher Danista Nahin Ki Gayee ..

Lethargic Growth in Health Sector Infrastructure in 1990s ..

Reversing the Economic Decline ..

Maliyati Khasara: Pehle se Kahin Ziyada ..

Ifrat-e-Zar Mein Kami ke Nataij Kiya Hongey? ..

Kiya Moaashi Islaahat ki Tawaqoo Puri Ho-sakey-gi? ..

Afghanistan must makes us shudder ..

Ikhtiarat ki Taqseem: Siyasi Jamatein Kiya Kehti Hain - ..

Ikhtiarat ki Taqseem: Mahireen ki Rai Kiya Hai? ..

Ikhtiarat ki Taqseem: Mali Wasail - Aik Aham Mas'la - ..

Ikhtiarat ki Taqseem: Gher Mamooli Tezi ki Zaroorat Nahin ..

Ikhtiarat ki Taqseem: Chend Fikri Zaviye ..

Ikhtiarat ki Taqseem: Mansoobay ke Aham Nukaat ..

Public Works Programme - Aik Naya Wada ..

Tawazun-e-Adaigi ki Mojuda Soorat-e-Haal ..

Teen Sala Macroeconomic Mansooba: Mehaz Kagzi Karwai ..

A Better Approach for a Results-Oriented Fiscal Policy: Multi-year Budgeting Framework ..

Taraqqiati Tarjeehat mein Tabdeeli ..

Food Stamp Programme (Urdu) ..

Institutional Reform for Devolution - II ..

Political Perspectives on Devolution ..

Political Perspectives on Devolution ..

Costs of Devolution ..

Issues in Fiscal Decentralisation ..

Institutional Reform for Devolution ..

The Way Ahead on Devolution ..

The Way Ahead on Devolution ..

Civil Society Perspectives on Devolution ..

Issues in Fiscal Decentralisation - III ..

Issues in Fiscal Decentralisation - II ..

Issues in Fiscal Decentralisation - I ..

Ghurbat Mitao Programme: Mansoobay Muqarrara Muddat main Mukammal Kiye Jaien Gay ..

Are Genetically Modified Food a Solution for Poverty ..

Moaashi Taraqi - Khawateen ko Nazar Andaaz Na Kiya Jae ..

Moaashi Mansooba-bandi: Naey Ihdaaf ..

Moaashi Istehkaam: Khawab se Tabeer Tek ..

Awaam Mini-Budget ke liya Tayyar Rahian (Urdu) ..

Microcredit Bank: Hukumati Policy Kiya Hogi (Urdu) ..

Wifaqi Budget 2000-01: Zakat aur Ghurbat ka Khatema (Urdu) ..

Budget Khasara: Aadad-o-Shumar Kiya Kehtey Hain (Urdu) ..

PSDP Reflects No Departure From Past Development Priorities ..

Mo'aashee Bahalee Se Ziyada Mo'aashee Ishtehkam Kee Koshish (Urdu) ..

Wifaq ney Soobai Ruqoom ki Muntaqli main Izafa ker diya (Urdu) ..

Analysis of Budgetary Proposals ..

Balance of Payments Scenario in 2000-01: Transparency Admist Uncertainty - ..

Feasibility of Macroeconomic Targets for 2000-01 ..

An Incomplete Budget ..

Whither Macroeconomic Framework ..

Tax Revenue Targets Unrealistic ..

The Microcredit Bank and Poverty Reduction: Some Policy Issues ..

The Debt Trap ..

Budgetary Outcome in 1999-2000: Fiscal Deficit Exceeds Target ..

Macroeconomic Developments and Poverty ..

Ghareebon ke Liye Package - Saheeh Simt Main Pehla Qadam (Urdu) ..

Tawaqqo'aat aur Umeedon ka Budget (Urdu) ..

Maleeyati Khasara - Asal Soorat-e-Haal (urdu) ..

Revenue Dreams: (The Reforms Agenda of the Budget) ..

Fudging Figures ..

A Bank for the Poor As Well ..

From Pro-Women Slogans to Anti Women Acts ..

Dealing with Zakat and Ushr ..

Federal Transfer to Provinces: Some Growth at Last ..

What Explains Fall in the Inflation Rate ..

Budgetary Imperatives and Strategy ..

From Crisis to Crisis ..

Warding Off Devaluation ..

What is the True Fiscal Deficit in 1999-2000? ..

Poverty Alleviation through Food Stamps ..

Pro-Poor Programme: Is that a New Promise ..

Potentials of the Poverty Elimination Strategy ..

The International Experience of Micro- finance ..

The Buoyancy of CBR Revenues ..

Microfinance: A panacea for poverty? ..

Budgetary Allocations for Rural Development ..

True Meaning of Decentralisation: Empowerment of People or Concentration of Power in Local Elite ..

Prospects for a New IMF Programme ..

Consequences of Malnutrition and Poverty in Pakistan ..

Impact of Economic Factors on Diarrhoeal Disease ..

Major Economic Problems Faced by the Sub-Continent ..

Combating Poverty ..

Alarming Level of Poverty in Pakistan ..

Karachi Sheher Ki Kachi Abadian Or Unki Halat-e-Zaar ..

Crops Pattern in Pakistan: Some Consequences ..

Unsustainability of the Balance of Payments ..

The Missing Element of Public Expenditure Management ..

Food Pricing Strategy: A Fundamental Dilemma ..

Maeeshat Kamzoor say Kamzor Ter ..

Alternative Delivery Mechanisms for Social Services: Some Case Studies from Pakistan ..

Fallout of Sharif Release ..

Kahtre ki Ghanti Baj Rahi Hai ..

Galla-bani: Ghurbat ki Rok Thaam ka Moassan Zariya ..

Immunization: Is it a Gender or Poverty Issue? ..

Private Tuition Syndrome: Remedy or Revile ..

Fiscal Imbalances: A Mother Problem ..

Economic Growth - Whose Virtue ..

International Population Scenario: Pakistan Entering the New Millenium ..

The Importance of the Commonwealth to the Pakistan Economy ..

Dynamics of Inflation in 1999-2000 ..

Political Economy of Cotton Pricing ..

GST: A Retreat from the Battlefield Yet Again ..

Provincial Budgets and Rural Development ..

Is there a Need for Policy Reforms in Agriculture? ..

The Buoyancy in Provincial Revenues1 ..

Provincial Governments and the Budget Deficits ..

The Financial Outlook for Provincial Governments in 1999-2000 ..

Alarming Rise in External Indebtedness ..

Management of Finances by Provincial Governments ..

Budget Allocations Far Below NEP ..

What Explains the Shortfall in Federal Transfers to Provinces ..

The Resource Crunch and Social Sector Expenditures ..

The Future of the IMF Programme? ..

Is Girls Education Really the Best Investment? ..

Profile of Educated Unemployment ..

Demographic Transition ..

Multiplicity of Taxes ..

Sectoral Priorities in Development ..

Federal Budget 1999-2000: Implications for Provincial and Local Governments ..

Budget 1999-2000: A Brief Analysis of a Quasi Budget ..

Does the Budget Have a Human Face? ..

Budget 1999:2000: Towards Economic Revival ..

The Debt Trap ..

Federal Budget 1999-2000: Desirable Economic Agenda for the Coming Century ..

Economic Success and Technology: How Pakistan Can Reap the Benefits ..

Wheat Pricing Policy: A Risk to Food Security ..

Wheat Crises in Pakistan: A Case of Government Failure ..

Pakistan in the ‘Debt-Trap' Can We Still Find a Way Out of This Deadly Quagmire? ..

Debt Trap on Death Trap? ..

Impact of the Budget on Poverty-Limited Opportunity for the Poor ..

Federal Budget: Havoc or Halcyon ..

Provincial Budgets 1998-99 and Social Sector Allocations ..

Federal Transfers To Provinces ..

Development Priorities in the 1998-99 PSDP ..

‘Hard' Deficit Targets, But ‘Soft' Taxation ..

Budget 98-99, Devaluation and External Sector ..

Imponderables Of Budget Projections ..

A Year Of Resurrecting Supply Side Economics ..

Impact Of Budget On Investment And Savings ..

Strategy Of Resource Mobilisation: Does It Offer Anything New ..

The Budgetary Outcome Of 1997-98 ..

Budget 1998-99: Signaling Shifts In Growth Strategy ..

Budget 1998-99: Will It Stabilize Inflation ..

The Budget And The National Agenda- Diverging Paths ..

Budget - An Exercise In Realism Or Fantasy? ..

Post Nuclear Economic Policy Alternatives ..

Tiding over Economic Sanctions ..

An Overdose of Superficial & Symbolic Policies ..

Devaluation, Agricultural Output, and The PSDP ..

Dissemination of Knowledge: An International Comparison Human Development Is The End - Economic Growth Is Only the Means ..

Evolution of Social Services in Pakistan (1947-1997) ..

Health Sector: Still Not On The Right Track? ..

NFC Award 1997: Long-Term Scenario ..

Dilemma of Primary Stage in Sindh Education: Effective Schooling System Imperative ..

Current Expenditure Priorities of Provincial Governments ..

Budgetary Targets and Trade Performance ..

This report is a compilation of articles produced after the announcement of the provincial budgets. We hope that our analyses will represent an objective appraisal of the state of affairs and will be of some use to the readers. ..

Determinants of Inflation in Pakistan ..

Federal & Provincial Budgets 1997-98 Economic & Social Infrastructure: Implications ..

Implications of The Federal Budget 1997-98 ..

Inter-Sectoral Priorities of Provinces in Annual Development Programme ..

Impact of Provincial Budgets on Social Sector Development ..

Is SAP Expenditure Priority Still Valid? ..

Relative Fiscal Effort by The Provincial Governments ..

Budget 1997-98 Social Sector Allocations: What's New? ..

Budget: Implications For Infrastructure Development ..

Allocation of Budget To Priority Expenditures ..

Fiscal Status of The Provincial Governments ..

The Budget: A Dilemma for Policy Makers ..

Debt Management: Can This Stalemate Continue? ..

Budget: A Boon To Industry ..

The Budgetary Outcome: 1996-97 ..

Impact of The Budget on Poverty ..

Will it Stimulate Private Investment? ..

National Finance Commission 1996: Implications of The New Revenue Sharing Arrangements ..

Accessibility to Basic Services in Pakistan ..

SAP: Mythical Numbers of ..

Financial Saving: An Important Source For Financing Budget ..

How Safe Are The Safety Nets? ..

Is The New Wave of Reforms Sustainable? ..

Caretakers' Therapy For The Deficit Problem ..

..

Resource Mobilisation by Provincial Governments ..

Budget 1996-97: Provincial Expenditure Priorities ..

Impact of The Budget on Poverty and Inequality ..

Federal Budget: Implications for Provincial Governments ..

The Budgetary Outcome of ‘95-96 ..

The Numbers Game ..

An Overview of The State of The Economy ..

Salient Features of Budget, 1996-97 ..

The Reality of Fiscal Adjustment ..

Education Status: Where Does Pakistan Stand? - Revisited ..

The Debt Trap: An Ominous Indicator ..

Budget 1996-97: Government Should Avoid Over-Zealous GST, Excise Duties ..

Options for the 1996-97 Budget ..

Provincial Positions on Revenue Sharing ..

The Federal Perspective ..

Terms of Reference of The 1995 NFC: Implications for The Provinces ..

Straight Transfers To Provinces ..

An Evaluation of The 1990 NFC Award ..

International Practice of Revenue Sharing ..

Evolution of Revenue Sharing Arrangements ..

Can Cost Effective Reallocation of Resources Lead to Higher Enrollments in the Public Education System? ..

Education Status: Where Does Pakistan Stand? ..

User Charges in Social Sectors Need Revision ..

Value of Cost-effectiveness in Service Provision ..

Issues in Expenditure Planning for Social Development ..

A Review of the Social Action Programme ..

Is the Social Action Programme Financially Sustainable ..

Inter-Governmental Fiscal Relations - The 1990 NFC Award: An Evaluation ..

Resource Mobilisation by Provincial Governments ..

The Status of Provincial Governments in Pakistan ..

The Level and Pattern of Provincial Expenditures ..

Social Action Programme will be the Worst Casualty ..