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100			_aMumtaz, Zahid
245			_aSocial safety nets in the development of a welfare system in Pakistan: an analysis of the Benazir income support programme
260			_c2017
300			_ap.16-38.
362			_aMar
520			_aThis article analyses the Benazir Income Support Programme as an ongoing social safety net programme in Pakistan aimed at reducing poverty and improving education and health outcomes at the programme and national levels. Social safety nets in a lower middle income country such as Pakistan are considered an effective measure for combating poverty and improving education and health. In Pakistan, however, domestic fiscal constraints limit the coverage of social safety net programmes. Also, the limited cash transfers that households receive through these programmes force them to utilise the transfers largely for immediate living consumption, leaving little for spending on improving education and health. Increased financing of social safety nets not only will increase the coverage of the programmes, but will also be valuable in improving education and health outcomes, which are essential for developing an effective and sustainable welfare system in Pakistan.
650			_aPoverty - Pakistan
650			_aSocial protection - Pakistan
650			_aSocial welfare - Pakistan
650			_aPakistan - Social policy
650			_aSocial policy
650			_aSocial welfare
700			_aWhiteford, Peter
773			_aAsia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
909			_a114262
999			_c114256 _d114256