Description: Pakistan - Gilgit-Baltistan Economic Report : Broadening the Transformation

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Pakistan - Gilgit-Baltistan Economic Report : Broadening the Transformation

Parts of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), the northeastern most administrative region of Pakistan, have been undergoing a dramatic transformation over the last three decades. Given the challenging environment, GB's development outcomes are impressive, b...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESSIBILITY ADULT LITERACY AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE AIR AIRPORT ARABLE LAND AVIATION POLICY AVIATION SECTOR BARRIERS TO WOMEN BASIC SERVICES BIODIVERSITY BOTTLENECKS BRIDGE CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL PROJECTS CAR CARBON CASH CROPS CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH CARE CHILDREN CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COMMUNAL PROPERTY COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE COSTS CROP PRODUCTION DEBT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DISASTERS DISSEMINATION DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC TRANSITION ECONOMIC WELFARE ECONOMIES ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE EFFECTIVE USE EFFICIENCY EMPOWERING WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS EQUITABLE ACCESS EQUITY ESSENTIAL DRUGS EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES FARES FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FOOD PROCESSING FORESTRY FORESTS FREIGHT FREIGHT COSTS FUEL GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GEOLOGICAL DATA GOOD TRANSPORT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH WORKERS HIGHWAY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION INCENTIVES INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INITIATIVES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTRUMENT OF DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNET INVESTMENTS ISOLATION JOURNEY LABOR FORCE LAND LEGAL STATUS LIVE BIRTHS LOCAL CAPACITY MALNUTRITION MARKETING MARKETS MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES MEAT METALS MIGRANTS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MOBILITY MODELS MODERNIZATION MORTALITY MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTING NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL LEVELS NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL RESOURCES NEEDS ASSESSMENT NUTRITION OPTIONS POLICIES POLICY MAKERS POPULATION POPULATION CONTROL POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION INDICATORS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC WORKS QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY SERVICES REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGIONS REMITTANCE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE USE RESPECT REVENUE REVENUES RISK FACTORS RISK MANAGEMENT RISKS ROAD ROAD NETWORK ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROUTE ROUTES RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFETY SAFETY NETS SANITATION SCARCE RESOURCES SECURITY SITUATION SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVISION SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL BARRIERS SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES STRATEGY STUDENTS SUBSISTENCE FARMING SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARIFFS TAX TAXES TECHNICAL CAPACITY TECHNICAL RESOURCES TERRORIST TRADE TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FLOWS TRAINING TRANSIT TRANSPORT AUTHORITY TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRAVEL TRAVEL TIME TRIPS TRUCKS TRUE TUBERCULOSIS URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION USE OF RESOURCES USER FEES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING VULNERABILITY WAR WATER MANAGEMENT WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WOMEN WORKERS WORKFORCE
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Summary:	Parts of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), the northeastern most administrative region of Pakistan, have been undergoing a dramatic transformation over the last three decades. Given the challenging environment, GB's development outcomes are impressive, built on the time-tempered resilience of the people of GB and facilitated by high levels of social capital. GB has also benefitted from the attentions of the national Government of Pakistan (GoP) (motivated in no small measure by geopolitical and national cohesion considerations) and the strong engagement of civil society organizations (CSOs). The structure of the report follows the storyline of seeking to overcome the odds and broaden the transformation, with a review of development performance to date, a discussion of the main challenges the GB faces, a set of discussions at the sectoral level (based on a series of background papers that are available separately and listed in annex two), and an appraisal of what it will take to follow through on some key policy options, in terms of capacity, consultations, political will, fiscal reforms, and additional resources. The sectoral narratives are arranged in three groups: sources of private sector led growth (agriculture, minerals, tourism, and trade), key public services (social protection, education, health, and water supply and sanitation) and essential infrastructure (irrigation, electricity, and transport), all of which are critical to enhancing development performance. Meaningful steps and actions that will promote progress in each sector are identified, separated into those that appear feasible now, and those that will need to await more favorable circumstances in the future. The rest of the executive summary mirrors the structure of the main report, concluding with a table listing the top 15 policy options for immediate action and for pursuit over the medium-term (the full set of policy options is compiled in annex three).