Unconditional Cash Transfers and Women Empowerment: The Case of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) in Pakistan
This study has explored the welfare impact of Benazir Income Support Program’s (BISP) unconditional cash transfers on women empowerment. The program was initiated in 2011 by the government of Pakistan. The impact has been computed by using two follow up rounds i.e, 2011 & 2016 where baseline wa...
Main Authors: | Tehmeena Iqbal, Ihtsham Ul Haq Padda, Shujaat Farooq |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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CSRC Publishing
2020-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies |
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Online Access: | https://publishing.globalcsrc.org/ojs/index.php/jbsee/article/view/1098 |
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