Shifting Patterns in Developmental Rank Ordering: A Case Study of the Districts of Sind Province

In: The Pakistan development review: PDR, Band 27, Heft 2, S. 159-182

Abstract

The primary objective of this paper is to observe the changing
patterns in regional development and to highlight some of the major
underlying phenomena. C).1t examination of changes in rank ordering over
a short period of time reveals that only moderately developed districts
have altered their position in either upward or downward direction.
Larkana district moved from sixth to fourth rank, while Tharparkar
district regressed considerably from fourth to eighth rank. The exercise
will facilitate policy-makers in allocating development resources in
districts where the deficiencies are evidently serious. It will also be
helpful in locating research areas to determine partkular bottlenecks to
development in districts which shifted downward in rank
ordering.