Abstract
This paper aims at discussing adequacy of social protection programs in the
Pakistan and need and importance of overarching social protection system owing
to pervasiveness of mass poverty and vulnerability. The country got its
independent status from Britain colonization in 1947. After seven decades of the
independence, living conditions of masses are miserable and vicious circle of
poverty is persisting. The problem of poverty and marginalization gets worse in
the absence of comprehensive social protection. Risk reduction and management is
subject to availability of reliable and adequate social protection which has not
been given so far to the masses of Pakistan. Materialistic thinking and effects of
globalization have broken down traditional social guarantor, the family, and hence
is an emerging trend of individualism in the country. In the modern times, state
should come forward and play its due role of provision of adequate social
protection to the needy and poor. It will be instrumental in building resilience and
addressing economic vulnerability of billions of people living in Pakistan. The
paper concludes that stake holders at public and private organizations should
redefine and restructure the policies and plans for provision of adequate social
protection benefits to the poor and vulnerable people in Pakistan.
Muhammad Jafar , Aliya Khalid , Aisha Shoukat. (2020) We Are All Made Poor Here: Adequacy of Social Protection Programs in Pakistan, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume 57, Issue 1.
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