Social Policy and Development Centre
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Based in Karachi, Pakistan, the Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) is considered one of the preeminent economic policy research institutions in the country and its services are much in demand by the government, civil society, academia, students and donors. SPDC was incorporated as a non-profit limited liability company in April 1995. Its research is aimed at raising the comprehension and awareness of the issues and problems of social development and influencing government policies. Institution's research areas include monetary policy, fiscal policy, poverty, inequality, education, governance, gender, international trade and pro-poor macro economic policy. Major activities of SPDC include research and policy analysis, social sector database support, institutional analysis and development, project evaluation, project monitoring and trainaing & capacity Building of government employes, civil society members and academics.
Prof. Dr. Hafeez A. Pasha was the founder of this institute and currently, Prof. Dr. Khalida Ghous is the Managing Director of SPDC.
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Institution's official websites: http://www.spdc.org.pk, http://www.spdc-pak.com
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