This thesis explores the dimensions and
causes of social income poverty in Rural Pakistan, focusing
on nutrition and health. The analysis also tests the
efficiency-wage hypothesis which links better health to
better income via higher productivity. The results show
that serious nutritional and health poverty exists within
the sample. Other key findings are: firstly, the need for
subsidised food and nutrient support programmes is
emphasised; next, the potential of food prices as policy
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A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-engineer and hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today millions of students, parents, and teachers use the Khan Academy's free videos and software, which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject; and Academy techniques are being employed with exciting results in a growing number of classrooms around the globe.
Like many innovators, Khan rethinks existing...