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Cities and Quality of Life - Should We Monitor Pakistani Cities?

Lubna Hasan
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE)

2008

Abstract:
Around the world, national governments as well as international organization measure and monitor performance of large cities and the Quality of Life (QoL) of urban residents, to gain insights into the well-being of the citizens and the state of various amenities at city level and make informed policy decisions. There is a need to develop a system of measuring and monitoring QoL and city performance in the large urban areas of Pakistan. This paper suggest such a framework.

Keywords: Quality of Life, Pakistan, Cities

JEL Classifications: R10, O18

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Date posted: February 26, 2008 ; Last revised: April 07, 2009

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Hasan, Lubna, Cities and Quality of Life - Should We Monitor Pakistani Cities? (2008). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1097517

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Lubna Hasan (Contact Author)

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) ( email )

P.O.Box 1091
Islamabad 44000, Federal Capital Pakistan