Academic Background:

MSc. Economics, London School of Economics.

Research Experience

Haris Gazdar is a Senior Researcher at the Collective for Social Science Research. He has contributed widely to social science research and policy debates in Pakistan and elsewhere, and has taught as well as conducted academic research in the UK, India, and Pakistan. Besides academic and consultancy assignments, Haris has worked as an honorary adviser to research programmes, government and non-governmental organizations. He is also interested in innovative methods for making social science research more democratic. Haris has an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Research Interests

Poverty, hunger and nutrition, social protection.

Reports and Publications at the Collective

1. Haris Gazdar and Fuzail Khan, Election 2024 Voter Turnout. Collective Blog. February 2024.

   Keywords: Elections, political participation

   

2. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, What disrupts the stable but non-inclusive patronage-based political machine? Collective Blog. February 2024.

   Keywords: political participation

   

3. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, Low turnouts in competitive elections. (Using the prism of social exclusion). Collective Blog. February 2024.

   Keywords: Elections, political participation

   

4. Haris Gazdar, ECP, NADRA and Electoral rolls. Collective Blog. February 2024.

   Keywords: Elections, political participation

   

5. Haris Gazdar, Voter Turnout Trends and Data in Pakistan. Collective Blog. February 2024.

   Keywords: Elections, political participation, Politics

   

6. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, Political Participation in Pakistan: Through the Prism of Social Exclusion. February 2024.

   Keywords: Caste, Elections, Poverty, Religion

   

7. Haris Gazdar, Agricultural Growth, Hunger and Poverty - Historical Evolution of Agrifood Systems In Pakistan. December 2023.

   Keywords: Agriculture

   

8. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, Traditional Municipal Sweepers in Faisalabad and Karachi. Collective Draft Analytical Paper. September 2022.

   Keywords: Caste, Cities, Employment, Marginalisation, Religion, Social Exclusion

   

9. Haris Gazdar, Coronavirus Lockdown: Should We Prioritize Lives or Livelihoods? Collective Blog.

   Keywords: Covid-19, Economy

   

10. Rebecca Pradeilles, Elizabeth Allen, Haris Gazdar, Hussain Bux Mallah, Azmat Budhani, Rashid Mehmood, Sidra Mazhar, Ayesha Mysorewala, Saba Aslam, Alan D. Dangour and Elaine Ferguson, Maternal BMI mediates the impact of crop-related agricultural work during pregnancy on infant length in rural Pakistan: a mediation analysis of cross-sectional data. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Vol 19, Issue 504. December 2019.

    Keywords: Agriculture, Nutrition, Women's Work

    

11. Nitya Rao, Haris Gazdar, Devanshi Chanchani and Marium Ibrahim, Women's agricultural work and nutrition in South Asia: From pathways to a cross-disciplinary, grounded analytical framework. Food Policy Volume 82, pages 50-62, . January 2019.

    

12. Rebecca Pradeilles, Tom Norris, Elaine Ferguson, Haris Gazdar, Sidra Mazhar, Hussain Bux Mallah, Azmat Budhani, Rashid Mehmood, Saba Aslam, Alan Dangour and Elizabeth Allen, Factors associated with catch-up growth in early infancy in rural Pakistan: A longitudinal analysis of the women's work and nutrition study. Maternal and Child Nutrition. November 2018.

    

13. Haris Gazdar, Social Protection and Women's Work in Rural South Asia. Paper presented at an Expert Group Meeting on Social protection systems, public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality hosted by UN Women in preparation for the sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York. September 2018.

    

14. Haris Gazdar and Marium Ibrahim, Poverty, Food Security and Nutrition: Linking SDGs Through Women Agricultural Workers. in Z. A. Bhutta and J. K. Das eds. Health and SDGs in Pakistan. Paramounts. August 2018.

    

15. Natasha Ansari, Rashid Mehmood and Haris Gazdar, Analysing Pakistan's Modern Dairy ValueChain Intervention. LANSA Working Paper Series, Volume 2018 No 29. June 2018.

    Keywords: Agriculture, Nutrition, Value Chains

    

16. Haris Gazdar, Lets Talk About... Wheat Flour Fortification. Collective Blog. May 2018.

    Keywords: Development, Nutrition, Value Chains

    

17. Natasha Ansari, Rashid Mehmood and Haris Gazdar, A Value-Chain Perspective on Wheat Flour Fortification in Pakistan. LANSA Working Paper Series, Volume 2018 No 27. April 2018.

    

18. Natasha Ansari, Rashid Mehmood and Haris Gazdar, Going Against the Grain of Optimism: Flour Fortification in Pakistan. IDS Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue 1, pages 57-71. February 2018.

    

19. Natasha Ansari, Rashid Mehmood and Haris Gazdar, 'Milk for Milk, Water for Water': Analysing Pakistan's Dairy Innovation . IDS Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue 1, pages 91-106. February 2018.

    

20. Haris Gazdar, Women Agricultural Workers and Nutrition in Pakistan. LANSA Research Brief. Issue 8. July 2017.

    Keywords: Agriculture, Nutrition, Women

    

21. Nitya Rao and Haris Gazdar, Women's Agricultural Work and Nutrition in South Asia: Policy Priorities. LANSA Policy Brief. Issue 8. July 2017.

    Keywords: Agriculture, Nutrition, Women

    

22. Sidra Mazhar, Mysbah Balagamwala and Haris Gazdar, The Hidden Economic Backbone-Women in Agriculture. Paper presented at the LUMS International Conference on Gender,Work and Society. April 2017.

    Keywords: Agriculture, Gender, Nutrition

    

23. Haris Gazdar, What Women Do. Collective Blog. March 2017.

    Keywords: Agriculture, Labour, LANSA, Women's Rights

    

24. Nigel Poole, Haris Gazdar and Mar Maestre, Understanding Agri-Food Value Chains for Nutrition. Collective Blog. January 2017.

    Keywords: Agriculture, LANSA, Nutrition, Value Chains

    

25. Haris Gazdar, Ending Poverty - Drama or Whimper? Collective Blog. December 2016.

    Keywords: Politics, Poverty

    

26. Haris Gazdar, Violence and Tolerance. Collective Blog. Novermber 2016.

    Keywords: Tolerance, Violence

    

27. Haris Gazdar and Ayesha Khan, Coercion Inside the Home. Collective Blog. August 2016.

    Keywords: Bonded Labour, Employment, Human Rights

    

28. Haris Gazdar and Ayesha Khan, Bonded Labour in Domestic Work and Begging. in A. Qureshi and A. Khan eds. Bonded Labour in Pakistan. Oxford University Press. August 2016.

    Keywords: Labour

    

29. Samar Zuberi, Rashid Mehmood and Haris Gazdar, Review of Agri-Food Value Chain Interventions Aimed at Enhancing Consumption of Nutritious Food by the Poor: Pakistan. LANSA Working Paper, Volume 2016, No 7. July 2016.

    Keywords: Agriculture, Nutrition, Value Chains

    

30. Haris Gazdar, Imagining Poverty. Collective Blog. June 2016.

    Keywords: Economy, Pakistan, Poverty, Social Protection

    

31. Haris Gazdar and Ayesha Mysorewala, Large Surveys and Small Voices: Meanings of Hunger in Pakistan. Research Report. Life in a Time of Food Price Volatility. April 2016.

    

32. Haris Gazdar, Experiencing Hunger. Life in a Time of Food Price Volatility Research Brief. March 2016.

    

33. Haris Gazdar, Hunger and Undernutrition-Knowing Versus Feeling. Collective Blog. March 2016.

    Keywords: Food Security, Hunger, Nutrition, Social Networks

    

34. Haris Gazdar and Noorulain Masood, Passive or Non-Violent? Collective Blog. January 2016.

    Keywords: Terrorism, Violence

    

35. Haris Gazdar, Hussain Bux Mallah and Ayesha Mysorewala, Pakistan Year 3 Findings from Life in a Time of Food Price Volatility Study. December 2015.

    

36. Haris Gazdar, Politics and Social Change. Collective Blog. December 2015.

    Keywords: Pakistan, Politics, Social Change, State

    

37. Haris Gazdar, Food Prices and the Politics of Hunger: Beneath Market and State. IDS Bulletin. Volume 46, Issue 6, pages 68-75. November 2015.

    

38. Hussain Bux Mallah and Haris Gazdar, Milk and Money. Collective Blog. September 2015.

    Keywords: Consumption, Livestock, Moral Economy

    

39. Haris Gazdar, Women's Work and Wages. Collective Blog. August 2015.

    Keywords: Agriculture, Gender, Nutrition

    

40. Haris Gazdar, Engaging Disciplines. Collective Blog. May 2015.

    Keywords: Karachi, Research Methods, Urban Planning

    

41. Mysbah Balagamwala, Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, Women's Agricultural Work and Nutrition in Pakistan: Findings from Qualitative Research. LANSA Working Paper, Volume 2015, No.02. LANSA. January 2015.

    Keywords: Agriculture, Gender, Nutrition

    

42. Haris Gazdar, Ameliorate or Leverage? Collective Blog. December 2014.

    Keywords: Inequality, Political Economy

    

43. Mysbah Balagamwala, Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, Synergies or Trade-Off Between Agricultural Growth and Nutrition: Women's Work and Care. Paper presented at the 30th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists, Islamabad. December 2014.

    Keywords: Agriculture, Gender, Nutrition

    

44. Haris Gazdar, Yasser Kureshi and Asad Sayeed, The Rise of Jihadi Militancy in Pakistan's Tribal Areas. in A. Sundar and N. Sundar eds. Civil Wars in South Asia: State, Sovereignty, Development. New Delhi: Sage India. November 2014.

    Keywords: Institutional change, Political Economy, State, Terrorism

    

45. Haris Gazdar, But That's Another Blog. Collective Blog. November 2014.

    Keywords: Research Methods, Translation

    

46. Mysbah Balagamwala and Haris Gazdar, Life in a Time of Food Price Volatility: Evidence from Two Communities in Pakistan. IDS Working Paper, Volume 2014, No 449. September 2014.

    Keywords: Food Security, Karachi, Social Protection

    

47. Mysbah Balagamwala and Haris Gazdar, Impact Evaluation of DFIDs Electoral Programmes in Pakistan. DFID and Collective for Social Science Research. September 2014.

    Keywords: Elections

    

48. Mysbah Balagamwala and Haris Gazdar, Challenges of a Different Kind - The Role of Food Prices in the Lives of the Poorest in Pakistan. Collective/IDS Governance and Development Blog. September 2014.

    Keywords: Food Security, Karachi, Vulnerability

    

49. Haris Gazdar, Flood 2014 - Some Lessons from 2010. Collective Blog. September 2014.

    Keywords: Climate Change

    

50. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, The Size of Settlement and Urbanization in Sindh. Collective for Social Science Research. June 2014.

    Keywords: Settlements, Sindh, Urbanization

    

51. Haris Gazdar, A Window Half Open: Nutrition Policy in Pakistan. text box in Chapter 7 (Unpacking the Politics by Stuart Gillespie) of the 2013 Global Food Policy Report. IFPRI. March 2014.

    Keywords: Nutrition, Political Economy

    

52. Haris Gazdar, Agricultural Tribes. box text in 'What has been the most landmark court case in Pakistan?'. Herald. March 2014.

    Keywords: Caste, Class

    

53. Haris Gazdar and Samar Zuberi, Final Report of the Beneficiary Feedback Survey, National Cash Transfer Programme-Pakistan. February 2014.

    Keywords: BISP, Social Protection, Women

    

54. Haris Gazdar, Political Economy of Reform: Social Protection Reform in Pakistan. in G. Koehler and D. Chopra (eds). Development and Welfare Policy in South Asia, Routledge, London and New York. February 2014.

    Keywords: Political Economy, Social Protection

    

55. Mysbah Balagamwala and Haris Gazdar, Maximising the impact of cash transfers on undernutrition in Pakistan: Qualitative Research Findings and Pilot Recommendations. December 2013.

    

56. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, Informality and Political Violence in Karachi. Urban Studies, 50: 3065-3083. November 2013.

    Keywords: Conflict, Informality, Urban Planning

    

57. Haris Gazdar, Syeda Quratulain Masood and Haider Naqvi, Bottom-Up or Top-Down: Exclusion and Citizenship in Pakistan. Paper prepared for the Overseas Development Institute. August 2013.

    Keywords: Caste, Citizenship, Marginality, Social Protection

    

58. Haris Gazdar, Considering Fragility: A Disconnect between Agriculture and Nutrition. Collective/SecureNutrition Blog. July 2013.

    Keywords: Agriculture, Fragility, LANSA, Nutrition

    

59. Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Haris Gazdar and Lawrence Haddad, Seeing the Unseen: Breaking the Logjam of Undernutrition in Pakistan. IDS Bulletin, 44: 1-9. May 2013.

    Keywords: Nutrition

    

60. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, Inflation and Food Security in Pakistan: Impact and Coping Strategies. IDS Bulletin, 44: 31-3. May 2013.

    Keywords: Food Security, Inflation, Nutrition

    

61. Mysbah Balagamwala and Haris Gazdar, Agriculture and Nutrition in Pakistan: Pathways and Disconnects. IDS Bulletin, 44: 66-74. May 2013.

    Keywords: Agriculture, Nutrition

    

62. Mysbah Balagamwala and Haris Gazdar, Agriculture and Nutrition in Pakistan - Pathways and Disconnects. LANSA Pakistan Evidence Paper. LANSA and Collective for Social Science Research. May 2013.

    Keywords: Agriculture, Nutrition

    

63. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, Class, caste and housing in rural Pakistani Punjab: The untold story of the Five Marla Scheme. Contributions to Indian Sociology; 46(3): 311-336. October 2012.

    Keywords: Caste, Class, Housing, Land

    

64. Haris Gazdar and Haider Naqvi, Financial Inclusion and Literacy: Qualitative Fieldwork Findings. Collective for Social Science Research. August 2012.

    Keywords: Marginality, Social Protection

    

65. Haris Gazdar, Ayesha Khan and Saman Qureshi, Causes and Implications of Induced Abortion in Pakistan: A Social and Economic Analysis. Karachi. Collective for Social Science Research. June 2012.

    Keywords: Economy, Gender, Health, Maternal Health

    

66. Mysbah Balagamwala, Haris Gazdar and Mishal Khan, Assessment of World Food Programme (WFP) Pakistan's School Feeding Programme. WFP and Collective for Social Science Research. June 2012.

    Keywords: Education, Food Security, Nutrition

    

67. Mysbah Balagamwala and Haris Gazdar, Globalisation and Strategic Engagement Abroad and Labour Non-Markets at Home: Employment in Pakistan. in D. Narasimha Reddy (ed). Globalisation and Labour in South Asia. Panos South Asia. February 2013.

    Keywords: Labour

    

68. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, The Making of a 'Colony' in Karachi and the Politics of Regularisation. South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal, Thematic Issue No. 5, Rethinking Urban Democracy. February 2012.

    Keywords: Informality, Karachi, Urban Planning

    

69. Haris Gazdar, Karachi's Violence: Duality and Negotiation. SPO Discussion Paper Series No. 10. Strengthening Participatory Organization. September 2011.

    Keywords: Conflict, Inequality, Karachi

    

70. Haris Gazdar, Social Protection in Pakistan: In the Midst of a Paradigm Shift? Special Article.Volume 46 No. 28. Economic and Political Weekly. July 9, 2011.

    Keywords: Social Protection

    

71. Azmat Budhani and Haris Gazdar, Land Rights and the Indus Flood 2010: Rapid Assessment and Policy Review. Oxfam Research Report. June 2011.

    Keywords: Climate Change, Land, Marginality

    

72. Haris Gazdar, The Fourth Round and Why They Fight On: A History of Land and Reform in Pakistan. in R. Kalshian (ed). Leveling the Playing Field: A Survey of Pakistan's Land Reforms. Panos South Asia. PANOS South Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal. March 2011.

    

73. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, Class, Caste and Marla Housing Scheme in Rural Punjab. Social Science and Policy Bulletin Volume:2 No:3 Winter 2011 School of Humanities, Social Science and Law. Lahore University of Management Science. February 2011.

    Keywords: Bonded Labour, Housing, Marginality

    

74. Mysbah Balagamwala and Haris Gazdar, Strategic Engagement Abroad and Labour Non-Markets at Home: Globalisation and Employment in Pakistan. Collective for Social Science Research. January 2011.

    Keywords: Employment, Labour

    

75. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, Class, caste and housing in rural Punjab -the untold story of the Marla schemes. CSP Research Report 12, Brighton: IDS. January 2011.

    Keywords: Bonded Labour, Housing, Marginality, Social Protection

    

76. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, Housing, marginalisation and mobility in Pakistan: residential security as social protection. CSP Research Report 04, Brighton: IDS. January 2011.

    Keywords: Caste, Class, Housing, Marginality, Migration, Social Protection

    

77. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, Housing for the poor in a large and growing metropolis. mimeo. Collective for Social Science Research. October 2010.

    Keywords: Housing, Marginality, Migration, Social Protection

    

78. Haris Gazdar and Faiza Mushtaq, Political Organisation and State-Building in Pakistan. Crisis States Research Centre, DESTIN, LSE, London. October 2010.

    Keywords: Elections, Political Economy

    

79. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, Inflation and Food Security in Pakistan: Impact, Policies and Coping Strategies. IFPRI.

    Keywords: Food Security, Inflation

    

80. Jo Beall, Sean Fox and Haris Gazdar, State Fragility and State-Building in Pakistan . Policy Directions, Crisis States Research Centre. London School of Economics. 2010.

    Keywords: State

    

81. Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, Residential Security as Social Protection. IDS Bulletin, 41:4. July 2010.

    Keywords: Housing, Land, Social Protection

    

82. Haris Gazdar, Land Rights and Poverty - Power Analysis. mimeo. Oxfam GB and Collective for Social Science Research. June 2010.

    Keywords: Land, Poverty

    

83. Haris Gazdar, Democracy in Pakistan: The Chasm. Commentary. Economic and Political Weekly. May 2010.

    Keywords: Democracy

    

84. Panel Of Economists, Final Report of the Panel of Economists: Medium-Term Development Imperatives and Strategy for Pakistan. Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan. April 2010.

    

85. Azmat Budhani, Haris Gazdar, Sobia Ahmad Kaker and Hussain Bux Mallah, The Open City: Social Networks and Violence in Karachi. Crisis States Working Paper No. 70 (Series 2). Crisis States Research Centre, DESTIN, LSE, London. March 2010.

    Keywords: Conflict, Karachi, State

    

86. Haris Gazdar, Land Rights and Poverty - Situation Analysis. mimeo. Oxfam GB and Collective for Social Science Research. March 2010.

    Keywords: Land, Poverty

    

87. Haris Gazdar, Sobia Ahmad Kaker and Irfan Khan, Buffer Zone, Colonial Enclave or Urban Hub? Quetta: between four regions and two wars. Crisis States Working Paper No. 69 (Series 2). Crisis States Research Centre, DESTIN, LSE, London. February 2010.

    Keywords: Balochistan, Conflict, Politics, State

    

88. Haris Gazdar, Ayesha Khan and Saman Qureshi, Measuring the Economic Costs of Unsafe Abortion Mortality and Morbidity in Pakistan: Preliminary Findings and Survey Design. Collective For Social Science Research, Karachi. January 2010.

    Keywords: Health, Gender

89. Haris Gazdar and Sobia Ahmad Kaker, Policy Choices and the Politics of State-Building: Insights from Two Cities in Pakistan. Crisis States Research Centre, DESTIN, LSE, London. September 2009.

    Keywords: Conflict, Economy, Political Economy, State

    

90. Haris Gazdar, Democracy Does the Heavy Lifting, Handle It With Care. Economic & Political Weekly. October 2009.

    Keywords: Democracy, State

    

91. 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

    

92. 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: Land, Marginality, Social Protection

    

93. Haris Gazdar, Policy Responses to Economic Inequality in Pakistan. UNDP. April 2009.

    Keywords: Economy, Inequality, Poverty

    

94. 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

    

95. Haris Gazdar, Brief Note on Violent Conflict in Sindh: Ethnic, Sectarian, Tribal and Party-Political. May 2008.

    Keywords: Conflict

    

96. Ali Cheema, Haris Gazdar, Mohammad Farooq Naseer and Asad Sayeed, Elections 2008 Turnout. Herald. March 2008.

    Keywords: Elections

    

97. Ali Cheema, Haris Gazdar, Mohammad Farooq Naseer and Asad Sayeed, Elections 2008 Voter Registration. Herald. March 2008.

    Keywords: Elections

    

98. Ali Cheema, Haris Gazdar, Mohammad Farooq Naseer and Asad Sayeed, Elections 2008 Representation. Herald. March 2008.

    Keywords: Elections

    

99. Ali Cheema, Haris Gazdar, Mohammad Farooq Naseer and Asad Sayeed, Support Base. Herald. March 2008.

    Keywords: Elections

    

100. Ali Cheema, Haris Gazdar, Mohammad Farooq Naseer and Asad Sayeed, Elections 2008 Trends. Herald. March 2008.

     Keywords: Elections

     

101. Haris Gazdar, Migration Database: Pakistan. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal Vol.17, Issue No. 3,4. 2008.

     Keywords: Migration

     

102. Haris Gazdar, The Transition to Mass Literacy: Comparative Insights from Sweden and Pakistan. in eds. N. Kabeer and A. Stark with E. Magnus, Global Perspectives on Gender Equality: Reversing the Gaze, Routledge, New York and London. 2008.

     Keywords: Education, Gender

     

103. Syed Akmal Hussain, Haris Gazdar and Asad Sayeed, Macroeconomic Management and Poverty Trends in Pakistan 1999-2007. The Asia Foundation, Islamabad. December 2007.

     Keywords: Economy, Poverty

104. Haris Gazdar and Asad Sayeed, Pro-Poor Growth Agenda - Institutions and Institutional Change. The Asia Foundation, Islamabad. December 2007.

     Keywords: Political Economy, Poverty

105. 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

106. Haris Gazdar and Asad Sayeed, The Politics of Demilitarizing State and Society. The Asia Foundation, Islamabad. December 2007.

     Keywords: Political Economy

107. Haris Gazdar, Background Paper on Social Structures and Migration in Balochistan. First Draft. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. February 2007.

     Keywords: Balochistan, Political Economy, Migration

     

108. Emma Hooper and Haris Gazdar, Preliminary Policy Recommendations: Study of Marginalised and Excluded Groups' Access to Education. UNICEF, Islamabad. October 2006.

     Keywords: Education, Marginality

109. Azmat 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, Marginality

     

110. The Collective Team, Afghans in Peshawar: Migration, Settlements and Social Networks. Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, Kabul. January 2006.

     Keywords: Conflict, Migration, Refugees, Social Networks

     

111. Haris Gazdar and Shandana Khan Mohmand, Thematic Paper: Social Structures in Rural Pakistan. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. January 2006.

     Keywords: Caste, Marginality, Poverty

     

112. Haris Gazdar, Thematic Paper: Rural Economy and Livelihoods. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. January 2006.

     Keywords: Labour, Land, Marginality, Poverty

     

113. 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

     

114. Haris Gazdar, Overview of Thematic Papers: Determinants and Drivers of Poverty Reduction in Rural Pakistan. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. October 2005.

     Keywords: Poverty

     

115. Haris Gazdar, Scoping Paper: Determinants and Drivers of Poverty Reduction in Rural Pakistan. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. April 2005.

     Keywords: Poverty

116. The Collective Team, Afghans in Karachi: Migration, Settlement and Social Networks. Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, Kabul. March 2005.

     Keywords: Conflict, Karachi, Migration, Refugees, Social Networks

     

117. Haris Gazdar, Baglihar and Politics of Water: A Historical Perspective from Pakistan. The Economic and Political Weekly. February 2005.

     Keywords: Irrigation, Political Economy

     

118. Haris Gazdar, Migration Policy and Urban Governance: The Case of Karachi. IUAV University Of Venice. January 2005.

     Keywords: Karachi, Migration

     

119. Haris Gazdar, Inception Report: Determinants and Drivers of Poverty Reduction in Rural Pakistan. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. January 2005.

     Keywords: Poverty

120. Haris Gazdar, Middle School Project. Mimeograph. Collective for Social Science Research, Karachi. 2004.

     Keywords: Education

121. Haris Gazdar, Pre-Modern, Modern and Post-Modern Famine: Iraq Under Sanctions. IDS Bulletin, November 2004.

     Keywords: Conflict, Social Protection

     

122. Haris Gazdar, Structural Issues and Poverty Reduction in Balochistan. Mimeograph. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. November 2004.

     Keywords: Balochistan, Poverty

123. Haris Gazdar and Julian Quan, Poverty and Access to Land in South Asia. DFID-NRI. May 2004.

     Keywords: Land, Poverty

124. 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

     

125. 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. International Labour Organization, Geneva. January 2004.

     Keywords: Bonded Labour, Labour

     

126. 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

     

127. 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

     

128. Haris Gazdar, The Land Question. Mimeograph. Collective for Social Science Research, Karachi. December 2003.

     Keywords: Land, Political Economy

129. Haris Gazdar, Gender Space: Patriarchy and Socio-Economic Stagnation in Pakistan. Paper prepared for SPO Discussion Paper Series. June 2003.

     Keywords: Gender, Political Economy

     

130. 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

     

131. Haris Gazdar, Who Missed School? Caste in Rural Pakistan. Conference Paper. December 2002.

     Keywords: Caste, Education, Marginality

     

Press Publications

1. Haris Gazdar and Ayesha Khan, Bonded Labour in Domestic Work and Begging. Excerpt from Haris Gazdar and Ayesha Khan's chapter in 'Bonded Labour in Pakistan.' Dawn. August 2016.

   

2. Mysbah Balagamwala and Haris Gazdar, Nutrition is a Challenge in Itself. Dawn. March 2014.

   Keywords: Agriculture, Nutrition

   

3. Lawrence Haddad, Shehla Zaidi and Haris Gazdar, Investing in Nutrition. Dawn. October 13, 2013.

   Keywords: Nutrition, Political Economy

   

4. Mysbah Balagamwala and Haris Gazdar, Setting the Record Straight: Six Myths about Taxation in Pakistan . The Express Tribune. May 30, 2011.

   Keywords: Economy

   

5. Haris Gazdar, Fighting the Effects of Inflation. Dawn. July 2008.

   Keywords: Economy

   

6. Haris Gazdar, Health of the Federation. Dawn. February 2008.

   Keywords: Elections

   

Other Reports and Publications

1. Haris Gazdar, Karachi Battles. Economic and Political Weekly. September 2011.

   

2. Haris Gazdar, Judicial Activism vs Democratic Consolidation in Pakistan. Economic & Political Weekly. August 2009.

   

3. Haris Gazdar, Pakistan: Choas unto Order? Economic & Political Weekly. June 2009.

   

4. Haris Gazdar, One Step Forward, Marching to the Brink. Economic & Political Weekly. April 2009.

   

5. Haris Gazdar, Moment of Truth for Pakistan's Elected Government. Economic & Political Weekly. December 2008.

   

6. Haris Gazdar, Find your War, Or Risk Losing It. Economic & Political Weekly. October 2008.

   

7. Haris Gazdar, Goodbye General Musharraf. Economic & Political Weekly. December 2007.

   

8. Haris Gazdar, Serious Business Ahead. Economic & Political Weekly. October 2007.

   

9. Haris Gazdar, Three Cheers for Tedious Resistance. Economic & Political Weekly. June 2007.

   

10. Haris Gazdar, Musharraf's Legacy. Economic & Political Weekly. April 2007.

    

11. Haris Gazdar, Bugti and the Baloch Cause. Economic & Political Weekly. September 2006.

    

12. Haris Gazdar, Thinking about Regime Change: The Duck Loses its Gait. Economic & Political Weekly. August 2006.

    

13. Haris Gazdar, The Economics of Accomodation. Himal Southasian. July 2006.

    

14. Haris Gazdar, Counter-insurgencies in Pakistan. Economic & Political Weekly. May 2006.

    

15. 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.

    

16. Haris Gazdar, Ayesha Khan and Themrise Khan, Land Tenure Rural Livelihood And Institutional Innovation. Department for International Development, Islamabad. 2002.

    

17. Haris Gazdar, Qualitative Survey of Poverty in Rural Pakistan. Mimeograph. World Bank, Islamabad. 2002.

18. Haris Gazdar, State, Community and Universal Education: A Political Economy of Public Schooling In Rural Pakistan. Asia Research Centre. 2000.

19. Haris Gazdar, State, Community and Public Schooling. Mimeograph . Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics. October 2000.

20. Haris Gazdar, Public Failure, Political Constraints and Political Resources -- Basic Education in Pakistan. Working Paper. Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics. May 2000.

    

21. Haris Gazdar, Review of Pakistan Poverty Data. SDPI Monograph 9. Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad. 1999.

    

22. Haris Gazdar, Poverty in Pakistan: A Review. in ed. Shahrukh Rafi Khan, Fifty Years of Economic Development in Pakistan. Oxford University Press, Karachi. 1999.

23. 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.

    

24. 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.

    

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. Jean Dreze and Haris Gazdar, Hunger and Poverty in Iraq. 1991, World Development. . Vol. 20, No. 7. pp. 921-945.. 1992.

    

Collective Seminars

1. Haris Gazdar, Political Economy of the BISP (with Rashid Memon), Collective Seminar 2018-01, 09 May 2018.