The Case of Pakistan

Hashmat, Fariya and Nawaz, Ahmad and Bradley, Tony and Ghalib, Asad K. (2021) The Case of Pakistan. International Journal of Social Quality, 11. pp. 204-230. ISSN 1757-0344

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Abstract

This article represents a qualitative investigation of the vulnerabilities of displaced households in Pakistan caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The analyses are conducted through the lens of social quality theory and the social quality approach according to four societal dimensions that condition household life chances. Our findings reveal that these households reflect a reversal of the sustainable development cycle. They are at risk of being economically unstable, being unable to gain new skills, falling into absolute poverty, increased morbidity rates, and disrupted education. The most severe form of deprivation is the disruption of their networks of social cohesion, leading to greater isolation and marginalization; this is especially true for women and children. The Pakistani government must take immediate and substantive action to improve the situations of these most vulnerable of households.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	4404 Development Studies
Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Business, Law and Criminology > Liverpool Hope Business School
SWORD Depositor:	eprints api
Depositing User:	eprints api
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2025 10:38
Last Modified:	29 Jan 2025 10:38
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/4567

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