Perhaps India can take a few pages out of Pakistan’s poverty reduction playbook

Dr. Hanid Mukhtar (CDPR Fellow) responds to a blog written by Dr. Farrukh Iqbal “What’s Really Going on with income trends in India and Pakistan”, previously circulated by CDPR and provides an alternative perspective.

View Dr. Hanid's blog here.

View Dr. Farrukh's original blog here.

To read other economic views and policy briefs written by CDPR Fellows and Affiliates, visit CDPR website at www.cdpr.org.pk

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