Haris Gazdar

Academic Background

Msc. Economics, London School of Economics.
BSc (Econ) 1987, London School of Economics.

Research Experience

Haris Gazdar is a Director and Senior Researcher at the Collective for Social Science Research. He has a Masters in economics from the London School of Economics, and worked as a Research Associate at the Asia Research Centre of the LSE before joining the Collective in 2001. Haris has taught economics at the University of Sussex in the UK, done research in India as an Academic Visitor at the Delhi School of Economics, and consulted for a range of international development organizations. He works on poverty and social policy issues, and has been an active participant in the poverty measurement debate in Pakistan. Haris has been involved in innovating qualitative-quantitative approaches to data gathering in Pakistan, and is expected to contribute to methodological issues in valuation, measurement, and sample design in the proposed project.

Research Interests

Poverty; social policy; conflict; interaction between qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Reports and Publications at the Collective
1.
Haris Gazdar, Democracy Does the Heavy Lifting, Handle It with Care. Economic & Political Weekly. October 2009.
Keywords: State Building, Democracy
     
2.
Haris Gazdar and Sobia Ahmad Kaker, Policy Choices and the Politics of State-Building: Insights from Two Cities in Pakistan. The Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC). September 2009.
Keywords: State Building, Economic Management, Political Economy, Conflict
3.
Haris Gazdar, Sobia Ahmad Kaker and Irfan Khan, Buffer Zone, Colonial Enclave or Urban Hub Between Four Regions and Two Wars. The Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC). September 2009.
Keywords: Conflict, State Building, Politics
4.
Haris Gazdar, Unsafe Abortion-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Pakistan: Communicating "Unmet Need" Across Disciplines, Resource Brief No.1. Collective for Social Science Research, Karachi. June 2009.
Keywords: Health, Gender
     
5.
Haris Gazdar, Sobia Ahmad Kaker and Hussain Bux Mallah, Residential Security as Social Protection: Concepts and Preliminary Findings. Collective for Social Science Research, Karachi. May 2009.
Keywords: Social Protection, Land, Social Marginalization
     
6.
Haris Gazdar, Policy Responses to Economic Inequality in Pakistan. UNDP. April 2009.
Keywords: Economic Management, Poverty
     
7.
Ayesha Khan, Haris Gazdar and Shama Mohammed, Measuring the Economic Costs of Unsafe Abortion Related Morbidity and Mortality in Pakistan: A Review of Methodology and Approach, Research Output No.1. Collective for Social Science Research, Karachi. November 2008.
Keywords: Health, Gender
     
8.
Haris Gazdar, The Fourth Round - And Why They Fight On. PANOS. 2008.
Keywords: Land, Political Economy
     
9.
Haris Gazdar, Fighting the Effects of Inflation. 14 July. Dawn. 2008.
Keywords: Economic Management
     
10.
Haris Gazdar, No Economic Dissent. Letters from South Asia, 14 June. Economic & Political Weekly. 2008.
Keywords: Economic Management
     
11.
Haris Gazdar, Brief Note on Violent Conflict in Sindh ? Ethnic, Sectarian, Tribal and Party-Political. May 2008.
Keywords: Conflict,
     
12.
Azmat Ali Budhani, Haris Gazdar, Sobia Ahmad Kaker and Hussain Bux Mallah, The Open City: Social Networks and Violence in Karachi. Collective for Social Science Research, Karachi. August 2008.
Keywords: Karachi, Conflict
     
13.
Haris Gazdar, No Longer Worried about Becoming a "Free Sex Zone". Economic & Political Weekly. April 2008.
     
14.
Ali Cheema, Haris Gazdar, Mohammad Farooq Naseer and Asad Sayeed, Elections 2008 Turnout. Herald. March 2008.
Keywords: Election Studies
     
15.
Ali Cheema, Haris Gazdar, Mohammad Farooq Naseer and Asad Sayeed, Elections 2008 Voter Registration. Herald. March 2008.
Keywords: Election Studies
     
16.
Ali Cheema, Haris Gazdar, Mohammad Farooq Naseer and Asad Sayeed, Elections 2008 Representation. Herald. March 2008.
Keywords: Election Studies
     
17.
Ali Cheema, Haris Gazdar, Mohammad Farooq Naseer and Asad Sayeed, Support Base. Herald. March 2008.
Keywords: Election Studies
     
18.
Ali Cheema, Haris Gazdar, Mohammad Farooq Naseer and Asad Sayeed, Elections 2008 Trends. Herald. March 2008.
Keywords: Election Studies
     
19.
Haris Gazdar, Health of the Federation. Dawn. February 2008.
Keywords: Election Studies
     
20.
Haris Gazdar, Pakistan's Precious Parties. Economic & Political Weekly. February 2008.
Keywords: Democracy, Politics
     
21.
Haris Gazdar, Migration Database: Pakistan. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal Vol.17, Nos. 3,4. 2008.
Keywords: Migration
     
22.
Haris Gazdar, The Transition to Mass Literacy: Comparative Insights from Sweden and Pakistan. in eds. Naila Kabeer and Agneta Stark with Edda Magnus, Global Perspectives on Gender Equality: Reversing the Gaze, Routledge, New York and London. 2008.
Keywords: Education, Gender
     
23.
Syed Akmal Hussain, Haris Gazdar and Asad Sayeed, Macroeconomic Management and Poverty Trends in Pakistan 1999-2007. The Asia Foundation, Islamabad. December 2007.
Keywords: Economic Management, Poverty
24.
Haris Gazdar and Asad Sayeed, Pro-Poor Growth Agenda - Institutions and Institutional Change. The Asia Foundation, Islamabad. December 2007.
Keywords: Political Economy, Poverty
25.
Haris Gazdar and Asad Sayeed, The Taliban/Al-Qaeda Threat as an Institutional Challenge to the State in Pakistan. The Asia Foundation, Islamabad. December 2007.
Keywords: Political Economy, Conflict
26.
Haris Gazdar and Asad Sayeed, The Politics of Demilitarizing State and Society. The Asia Foundation, Islamabad. December 2007.
Keywords: Political Economy
27.
Haris Gazdar, Art of the Possible: Review of Focus on Children Under Six. Economic & Political Weekly. June 2007.
Keywords: Health, Nutrition, Social Protection
     
28.
Haris Gazdar, Background Paper on Social Structures and Migration in Balochistan. First Draft. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. February 2007.
Keywords: Balochistan, Political Economy, Migration
     
29.
Haris Gazdar, Class, Caste or Race: Veils over Social Oppression in Pakistan. Economic & Political Weekly. January 2007.
Keywords: Caste, Social Marginalization
     
30.
Haris Gazdar, Pre-modern, Modern and Post-modern Famine in Iraq, 1999-2003. in ed. Stephen Devereux, The New Famines: Why Famines persist in an era of globalization. Routledge Studies in Development Economics, London. 2007.
Keywords: Social Protection, Conflict
     
31.
Haris Gazdar, Towards a Just and Sustainable Society in 2030. Paper contributed upon request to the 'Vision 2030' exercise conducted by the Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan. November 2006.
Keywords: Social Marginalization
     
32.
Emma Hooper and Haris Gazdar, Preliminary Policy Recommendations: Study of Marginalised and Excluded Groups' Access to Education. UNICEF, Islamabad. October 2006.
Keywords: Education, Social Marginalization
33.
Azmat Ali Budhani, Haris Gazdar, Hussain Bux Mallah and Noorulain Masood, Social Marginalisation and Education in Pakistan: Findings of a Qualitative Survey. UNICEF, Islamabad. October 2006.
Keywords: Education, Social Marginalization
34.
The Collective Team, Afghans in Peshawar: Migration, Settlements and Social Networks. Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, Kabul. January 2006.
Keywords: Migration, Conflict, Afghans, Social Networks
     
35.
Haris Gazdar and Shandana Khan Mohmand, Thematic Paper: Social Structures in Rural Pakistan. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. January 2006.
Keywords: Poverty, Social Marginalization, Caste
     
36.
Haris Gazdar, Thematic Paper: Rural Economy and Livelihoods. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. January 2006.
Keywords: Poverty, Social Marginalization, Labour, Land
     
37.
Haris Gazdar, Hussain Bux Mallah and Rashid Memon, Irregular Migration and Non-Traditional Threats to State Security: The Case of Karachi. Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, Dhaka. October 2005.
Keywords: Karachi, Migration
38.
Haris Gazdar, Overview of Thematic Papers: Determinants and Drivers of Poverty Reduction in Rural Pakistan. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. October 2005.
Keywords: Poverty
     
39.
Haris Gazdar, Scoping Paper: Determinants and Drivers of Poverty Reduction in Rural Pakistan. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. April 2005.
Keywords: Poverty
40.
The Collective Team, Afghans in Karachi: Migration, Settlement and Social Networks. Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, Kabul. March 2005.
Keywords: Migration, Conflict, Afghans, Karachi, Social Networks
     
41.
Haris Gazdar, Baglihar and Politics of Water: A Historical Perspective from Pakistan. The Economic and Political Weekly. February 2005.
Keywords: Irrigation, Political Economy
     
42.
Haris Gazdar, Migration Policy and Urban Governance: The Case of Karachi. IUAV University Of Venice. January 2005.
Keywords: Karachi, Migration
          
43.
Haris Gazdar, Inception Report: Determinants and Drivers of Poverty Reduction in Rural Pakistan. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. January 2005.
Keywords: Poverty
44.
Haris Gazdar, Middle School Project. Mimeograph. Collective for Social Science Research, Karachi. 2004.
Keywords: Education
45.
Haris Gazdar, Pre-Modern, Modern and Post-Modern Famine: Iraq Under Sanctions. IDS Bulletin, November 2004.
Keywords: Conflict, Social Protection
     
46.
Haris Gazdar, Structural Issues and Poverty Reduction in Balochistan. Mimeograph. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. November 2004.
Keywords: Balochistan, Poverty
47.
Haris Gazdar and Julian Quan, Poverty and Access to Land in South Asia. DFID-NRI. May 2004.
Keywords: Land, Poverty
48.
Haris Gazdar, Labour Markets and Poverty in Pakistan: Institutional Arrangements and Policy. Working Paper 2. Center for Research on Poverty Reduction and Income Distribution, Islamabad. Febuary 2004.
Keywords: Poverty, Labour
     
49.
The Collective Team, A Rapid Assessment of Bonded Labour in Hazardous Industries in Pakistan: Glass Bangle-making, Tanneries and Construction. Working Paper No. 21, Infocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration. Interational Labour Organization, Geneva. January 2004.
Keywords: Bonded Labour, Labour
     
50.
The Collective Team, A Rapid Assessment of Bonded Labour in Domestic Work and Begging in Pakistan. Working Paper No. 22, Infocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration. Interational Labour Organization, Geneva. January 2004.
Keywords: Bonded Labour, Labour
     
51.
Haris Gazdar and Asad Sayeed, Drivers of Pro-Poor Change in Pakistan: Scoping Paper. Mimeograph. Collective for Social Science Research, Karachi. December 2003.
Keywords: Political Economy
52.
Haris Gazdar, The Land Question. Mimeograph. Collective for Social Science Research, Karachi. December 2003.
Keywords: Land, Political Economy
53.
Haris Gazdar, Gender Space: Patriarchy and Socio-Economic Stagnation in Pakistan. Paper prepared for SPO Discussion Paper Series. June 2003.
Keywords: Gender, Political Economy
     
54.
Haris Gazdar, A Review of Migration Issues in Pakistan. Paper prepared for and presented at the Regional Conference on Migration, Development and Pro-Poor Policy Choices in Asia jointly organized by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, Bangladesh, and the Department for International Development, UK, 22-24 June 2003 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Keywords: Migration, Poverty
     
55.
Haris Gazdar, Who Missed School? Caste in Rural Pakistan. Conference Paper. December 2002.
Keywords: Education, Caste, Social Marginalization
     
Other Reports and Publications

1.
Haris Gazdar, Judicial Activism vs Democratic Consolidation in Pakistan. Economic & Political Weekly. August 2009.
     
2.
Haris Gazdar, Pakistan: Choas unto Order? Economic & Political Weekly. June 2009.
     
3.
Haris Gazdar, One Step Forward, Marching to the Brink. Economic & Political Weekly. April 2009.
     
4.
Haris Gazdar, Moment of Truth for Pakistan's Elected Government. Economic & Political Weekly. December 2008.
     
5.
Haris Gazdar, Find your War, Or Risk Losing It. Economic & Political Weekly. October 2008.
     
6.
Haris Gazdar, Goodbye General Musharraf. Economic & Political Weekly. December 2007.
     
7.
Haris Gazdar, Serious Business Ahead. Economic & Political Weekly. October 2007.
     
8.
Haris Gazdar, Three Cheers for Tedious Resistance. Economic & Political Weekly. June 2007.
     
9.
Haris Gazdar, Musharraf's Legacy. Economic & Political Weekly. April 2007.
     
10.
Haris Gazdar, Bugti and the Baloch Cause. Economic & Political Weekly. September 2006.
     
11.
Haris Gazdar, Thinking about Regime Change: The Duck Loses its Gait. Economic & Political Weekly. August 2006.
     
12.
Haris Gazdar, The Economics of Accomodation. Himal Southasian. July 2006.
     
13.
Haris Gazdar, 'Counter-insurgencies' in Pakistan. Economic & Political Weekly. May 2006.
     
14.
Shiva Hari Dalal, Haris Gazdar, S. I. Keethaponcalan and Padmaja Murthy, Internal Conflict and Regional Security in South Asia ? Approaches, Perspectives and Policies. United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research. 2003.
15.
Haris Gazdar, Ayesha Khan and Themrise Khan, Land Tenure Rural Livelihood And Institutional Innovation. Department for International Development, Islamabad. 2002.
     
16.
Haris Gazdar, Qualitative Survey of Poverty in Rural Pakistan. Mimeograph. World Bank, Islamabad. 2002.
17.
Haris Gazdar, State, Community and Universal Education: A Political Economy of Public Schooling In Rural Pakistan. Asia Research Centre. 2000.
18.
Haris Gazdar, State, Community and Public Schooling. Mimeograph . Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics. October 2000.
19.
Haris Gazdar, Public Failure, Political Constraints and Political Resources -- Basic Education in Pakistan. Working Paper. Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics. May 2000.
20.
Haris Gazdar, Review of Pakistan Poverty Data. SDPI Monograph 9. Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad. 1999.
21.
Haris Gazdar, Poverty in Pakistan: A Review. in ed. Shahrukh Rafi Khan, Fifty Years of Economic Development in Pakistan. Oxford University Press, Karachi. 1999.
22.
Jean Dreze and Haris Gazdar, Uttar Pradesh: Burden of Inertia. in eds. J. Dreze and A. Sen, Indian Development: Selected Regional Perspectives. Oxford University Press, Delhi. 1997.
23.
Sunil Sengupta and Haris Gazdar, Agrarian Politics and Rural Development in West Bengal. in eds. J. Dreze and A. Sen, Indian Development: Selected Regional Perspectives. Oxford University Press, Delhi. 1997.
24.
Haris Gazdar and Sunil Sengupta, Agricultural Growth and Recent Trends in Well-Being in Rural West Bengal. in eds. Rogaly et al, Sonar Bangla? Agricultural Growth and Agrarian Change in West Bengal and Bangladesh. Sage, Delhi. 1997.
25.
Haris Gazdar, Stephan Howes and Salman Zaidi, Profile of Poverty in Pakistan: Some Insights from the Pakistan Integrated Household Survey 1991.. Mimeograph. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines. London School of Economics. 1994.
26.
Haris Gazdar, Stephan Howes and Salman Zaidi, Recent Trends in Poverty in Pakistan. Mimeograph. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines. London School of Economics. 1994.
27.
Jean Dreze and Haris Gazdar, Hunger and Poverty in Iraq. 1991, World Development. . Vol. 20, No. 7. pp. 921-945.. 1992.