About SPDC
Established in 1995, the Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC), a non-profit research think tank, has made a significant intellectual contribution in placing issues of pro-poor growth and social development on Pakistan's policy-making agenda. With a focus on issues of development, poverty, inequality, governance, social sector policies, climate, gender issues, and pro-poor macro-economic policy, it contributes to the na Read more...
Latest Arrivals
Political Economy of Social Development in Pakistan
This paper consists of ten parts. Section one introduces the state of social development in Pakistan and the role of donors; section two presents the methodologies for undertaking PEA and sets out the limitations of the methodology adopted; se...
Citizens' Perceptions of Urban Public Services
In 2015, Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) conducted an Urban citizens’ perception survey on public service delivery. About 4000 households across Pakistan participated in it. The purpose of this survey was to seek opinion of p...
Quantifying Sub-National Human Development Indices from Household Survey Data
This research presents estimates of Human Development Indices (HDIs) for Pakistan at regional, provincial and district levels. Earlier attempts to estimate HDI at sub-national levels were based on various unauthentic supply-side data sources, ...
Key Issues in the State of Economy 2015-16
This brief entitled "Key Issues in the State of Economy 2015-16" presents an analysis of the state of Pakistan's economy. It was prepared in the light of Economic Survey 2015-16 and the latest available data from the M...
The State of Social Development in Urban Pakistan
SPDC’s current Annual Review, thirteenth in the series, deals with the various aspects of development issues in urban Pakistan, with a particular focus on social service delivery. The report looks into the pattern and size of the urban e...
Ongoing Research
Annual Review of Social Development in Pakistan
SPDC publishes thematic reviews of social development in Pakistan, its flagship product that presents an objective, in-depth examination and analyses of various social issues. Each year, key areas and topics for research are identified keeping in view the national and international priorities and events. To date, thirteen annual reviews have been published on themes as diverse as Growth, Inequality and Poverty Reduction; State of Education; Trade Liberalization and Growth; Impact of Devolution on Human Development and Social Development, Women at the Workplace; Social Impact of the Secrity Crisis, and Social Development in Rural Pakistan and Urban Pakistan. Read More
