RASTA – PIDE & Planning Commission Competitive Research Grants

Competitive Grants Programme for Policy-oriented Research

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives

CGP

Informal Markets And Competition: An Analysis Of Barriers To Entry Of Legal Framework And Behavioral Attitude Towards Khokha Markets In Pakistan

Theme/Relevant Ministry: INFORMAL ECONOMY/KHOKHA MARKETS: BISP; District Admin in Punjab, KP, Balochistan & ICT Project Brief: Khokhas are one of the key segments of informal economy in Pakistan. Khokhas provide jobs to many people and provide easy access to consumers for doing various types of transactions. However, on average one observes a very unorganized and shabby […]

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Improving Development Budget Allocation In Balochistan: A Study Of Health, Education, Communication & Works, And Social Welfare Department

Theme/Relevant Ministry: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: M/o PDSI; M/o Finance; ECNEC; Cabinet Division; Balochistan P&D Board and social sector departments Project Brief: Successive governments in Balochistan have failed to streamline the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) despite repeated directions from the High Court and Supreme Court to plan it in an effective manner. This study discusses how

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Exploring The Water Governance Policy Framework For Improving Participatory Irrigation Management Reforms

Theme/Relevant Ministry: WATER GOVERNANCE:M/o Water Resources; M/o National Food Security & Research; Provincial Agricultural Departments Project Brief: Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) reforms was introduced to mitigate the inept management of the traditional irrigation bureaucracy. It was hypothesized that these reforms would leave a positive impact on crop productivity and enhance the distributional equity of water

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