Final Report Poverty and Social Impact Assessment: Pakistan Microfinance Policy May 2006 Oxford Policy Management POVERTY AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: PAKISTAN MICROFINANCE POLICY |2 Disclaimer: The views reflected in this report do not necessarily reflect that of official DFID or UK Government policy. POVERTY AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: PAKISTAN MICROFINANCE POLICY |3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations ………………………………………………………………………………………………….7 Executive Summary ..
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How High Cultural Artifact Analysis In this paper‚ I will explore how the movie How High reinforces racial and classist stereotypes associated with African Americans. I will then discuss how the use of these stereotypes diminishes hope for African Americans who would like to go to college. How High is about two African American males who decide to smoke magical marijuana before taking college entrance exams. This marijuana enables them to score very well on the exam and thus get accepted to many
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Poverty in Pakistan Poverty in Pakistan A. Introduction B. Poverty Condition in Pakistan C. Definition 1. According to Homer 2. According Jean Guenon 3. Poverty line D. International Organizations Reports about poverty in Pakistan 1. UNDP (United Nations Development Program) Report 2. World Bank 3. Asian Development Bank Report 4. Pakistan’s Planning Commission Report E. Causes/Reasons of poverty in Pakistan 1. Government Policies 2. Poor governance 3. Judiciary System 4. Unemployment
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In the essay “Cultural Literacy‚” E.D. Hirsh argues that raising our literacy levels cannot solely depend on researching new and varies “teaching techniques”‚ but by implementing “cultural literacy” into our school curricula. In fact‚ he suggests that educational institutions steer away from teaching “cultural literacy” in fear of “imposing cultures and ideologies” which is a factor in the decline of literacy. He references a couple of experiments which helped him realized that students weren’t literate
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[pic] Research Project International Human Rights Law | Topic | |Plight of Christians in Pakistan and | |Suggestions for their uplift | Submitted to Dr. Ehtisham Anwar Dated: 25/Dec /2010
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PA K IS TA N & TER R O R IS M Various acts of terrorism have been carried out in different parts of the world by different groups for a variety of purposes. The nature of terrorism changes with changing world conditions and increases its impact and power with the new means made possible by developing technology But Fact Remains That TERRORISM IS THE CRUELEST OF CRIMES. R etrospective V iew The growing of “non-state” terror is an old phenomenon lately discovered. International terrorism
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Current system of government in pakistan INTRODUCTION The current system of government in Pakistan is a mixed‚ “hybrid” form of government with elements from the parliamentary as well as the presidential systems. The country initially had a parliamentary form of government‚ it shifted to a presidential one with the 1962 constitution but later reverted back to a parliamentary one according to the current 1973 constitution. However‚ the various amendments and modifications to the constitutional provisions
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discusses the positives and negatives regarding the concept of cultural relativism‚ but his overall position is that cultural relativism is not a strong philosophy. On the flip side of that Immanuel Kant has a completely different ethical theory that is based around deontology. Despite its positives cultural relativism cannot be defended against Rachel’s criticism‚ but Kant’s ethical theory cannot necessarily defeat cultural relativism. Cultural Relativism is the idea that moral practices and social norms
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Patriarchy in Pakistan Pakistan belongs to a part of the world where a woman’s status can be measured by indicators such as sex ratio‚ literacy levels‚ economic activity‚ labor-force participation‚ and women in government. The Constitution of Pakistan gives equal rights to both men and women. However in reality men have manipulated women to become more powerful than women. Men hold most top end positions in government while women rarely appear in positions of power. According to the "UN Statistics
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PAKISTAN MOVEMENT PHASE II * Pakistan Resolution [1940] * Cripps Mission [1942] * Gandhi-Jinnah Talks [1944] * Wavell Plan and Simla Conference [1945] * Provincial and General Elections [1945-1946] * Cabinet Mission Plan [1946] * June 3rd Plan [1947] * The Birth o Pakistan [August 14‚ 1947] Pakistan Resolution [1940] * From March 22 to March 24‚ 1940‚ the All India Muslim League held its annual session at Minto Park‚ Lahore. This session
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