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Article: Poverty termed direct outcome of trade liberalization, globalization.
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- PPI - Pakistan Press International
- Article date:
- May 20, 2006
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Karachi, May 20 (PPI): Trade liberalization since last two decades of globalization has cast adverse effects on growth, poverty and inequality in Pakistan and claim of government of poverty reduction is just a jugglery of figures. These thoughts were shared by Sartaj Aziz, former federal minister for finance and foreign affairs and Vice Chairman of Social Policy and Development Center (SPDC) at the release of it Seventh Annual Review of Social Development in Pakistan 2005-06, titled "Trade Liberalization, Growth and Poverty", here on Saturday. Sartaj Aziz said though trade liberalization had some positive effects but it also had entailed some costs, particularly related to ...