An Islamic Perspective on Inequality in Pakistan

Geoffrey Jehle

The Pakistan Development Review, 1992, vol. 31, issue 3, 295-316

Abstract: This paper examines the distribution of income in Pakistan, and in each of its four provinces, from an explicit and formal Islamic perspective. A cardinally significant Atkinson-Kolm-Sen relative index of inequality reflecting that perspective is proposed and computed from the full HIES data series for the years 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, and 1987-88. There is evidence of a significant decline in overall inequality in Pakistan from 1984-85 to 1987-88, but the level of inequality remains very high. Inter-province and inter-urban/rural differences in inequality profiles within Pakistan and each of its provinces are found to be generally less, significant than intra-province and intraurban/rural differences.

Date: 1992
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