摘要：This article is an attempt to explain why poverty has persisted to a
great extent in Pakistan, despite sustained growth of national income, and
to review two publications dealing with poverty and social development,
“Social Development in Pakistan: Annual Review 1999, Social Development
in Economic Crisis”, published by the Social Policy and Development
Centre, (SDP) and “Human Development in South Asia, 1999: The Crisis of
Governance”, published by the Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre
(HD).
