An Investigation of the Pattern and Extent of Regional Rural Transformation Development in Pakistan

IF 1.4 3区社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES

Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies Pub Date : 2025-06-08 DOI:10.1002/app5.70022

Farah Naz, Abedullah, Shujaat Farooq

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Abstract

Rural Transformation Development (RTD) is about the reconstruction of the rural economies their regional patterns through rapid industrialisation, urbanisation, changing cropping patterns and employment structure transformation. However, existing literature overlooks the spatial disparities and multidimensional nature of this transformation, leaving significant gaps. This study employs a holistic approach, utilising Principal Component Analysis (PCA), to construct the Rural Transformation Development Index (RTDI) for districts in Pakistan in order to see its spatial pattern and extent over the period 2004–2019. The indicators of RTDI are share of high-valued agriculture and livestock in the total value of agriculture, share of non-farm employment in the total rural employment, urbanisation and land use intensity. The study classifies districts into five RTDI categories, highlighting the varied pace of rural transformation over time. Overall, it is evident that rural transformation is not uniform rather it represents large inter-district disparities. However, exploratory spatial data analysis implies existence of clustering in the dataset and underscoring the need for multidimensional, region-specific policies tailored to the unique characteristics of each district and its cluster, rather than a uniform approach across the country to speed up the process of rural transformation.

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巴基斯坦区域农村转型发展模式与程度研究

农村转型发展是通过快速的工业化、城市化、转变种植方式和转变就业结构，重构农村经济的区域格局。然而，现有文献忽视了这种转变的空间差异和多维性，留下了重大空白。本研究采用整体方法，利用主成分分析（PCA）为巴基斯坦地区构建农村转型发展指数（RTDI），以了解其在2004-2019年期间的空间格局和程度。RTDI的指标是高价值农业和畜牧业在农业总价值中的份额、非农就业在农村总就业中的份额、城市化和土地利用强度。该研究将地区分为五个RTDI类别，突出了农村转型随时间变化的速度。总体而言，农村转型显然不是统一的，而是表现出较大的地区间差异。然而，探索性的空间数据分析意味着数据集中存在聚类现象，并强调需要针对每个地区及其集群的独特特征制定多维度的区域特定政策，而不是在全国范围内采取统一的方法来加快农村转型进程。

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Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies AREA STUDIES-

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3.20

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5.30%

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6 weeks

期刊介绍： Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies is the flagship journal of the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University. It is a peer-reviewed journal that targets research in policy studies in Australia, Asia and the Pacific, across a discipline focus that includes economics, political science, governance, development and the environment. Specific themes of recent interest include health and education, aid, migration, inequality, poverty reduction, energy, climate and the environment, food policy, public administration, the role of the private sector in public policy, trade, foreign policy, natural resource management and development policy. Papers on a range of topics that speak to various disciplines, the region and policy makers are encouraged. The goal of the journal is to break down barriers across disciplines, and generate policy impact. Submissions will be reviewed on the basis of content, policy relevance and readability.