Abstract
Poverty has numerous dimensions and dynamics. What is poverty; how it can be
measured, and what parameters signify it, is still to be decided and yet the entire world is
endlessly endeavoring to eradicate poverty. On the other hand, specialists have attempted to
characterize poverty in many different ways; every definition investigates an alternate
aspect of human hardship as all agree that poverty revolves around the human beings.
The concept of poverty and its effect are therefore, as complex and difficult as is
the human being. Each form of poverty looks into human deprivation and sorrows with
different lens and ideology. This paper discusses different forms of poverty and their impact
on human life. Given its wide range and variety of faces and its impact, experts are
confused as how to qualify as well as quantify poverty and its consequent burden on the
mankind. This paper also reflects on some of the most important ‘measures’ of poverty.
Finally, this paper discusses poverty in Pakistan and especially in the province of Punjab
and the role of international donor agencies in reducing poverty during 1999 to 2006 in the
province of Punjab. A brief discussion on the results of the study concludes the paper.
RobinaShoeb. (2015) Poverty and International Development Partners in Punjab: An Appraisal (1999-2006), Journal of the Punjab University Historical Society, Volume 28, Issue 2.
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