Development, poverty and power in Pakistan: the impact of state and donor interventions on farmers Ali, Syed Mohammad

Table of contents:

1.Introduction
2.State and donor attempts to contend with the problems of poor farmers in Pakistan: a broad overview
3.Situating poor farmers in Pakistan's rural political economy
4.Ascertaining impacts of state institutions and policies on poor farmers
5.Donor influence on agricultural development and implications for poor farmers
6.Resisting and challenging adversities confronting poor farmers
7.Conclusion.

The book provides an in-depth exploration of the combined impact of state and donor interventions, as well as that of resistance attempts, to alter the status quo within Pakistan. It questions the relevance of state institutions and policies contending with the problems of farmers in Pakistan, and how donor-led policies and programmes also influence their lives. It draws on findings that have emerged from interviews of over 200 respondents including government officials, donor agency representatives and different categories of poor farmers, during eleven months of fieldwork in the provinces of Sindh and Punjab. This research reveals some divergences between state and donor policies, but it finds more prominent convergences, which in turn enable the landed rural elite to benefit from market-based and capital-intensive processes of agricultural growth, without offering substantial opportunities for poor farmers.

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