Pakistan
Scholarly Publications
Health Expenditures in Pakistan: Cross-Checking Household Expenditure Data on Health for NHA and Adjustment with National Accounts
December 2010
According to hitherto available data, health expenditures in Pakistan are relatively low in international comparison.
Does South Asia Exist? Prospects for Regional Integration
August 2010
Before 1947, South Asia was for the most part a single state. Multiple states emerged thereafter, and then moved apart politically, culturally, and economically.
Out-of-pocket household health expenditures and their use in National Health Accounts: Evidence from Pakistan
June 2009
Out-of-pocket (OoP) household health expenditures are among the most difficult factors to measure in the context of National Health Accounts (NHA).
News
Experts Gather to Share Findings, Brainstorm Approaches, and Spur Further Research on China’s Belt and Road Initiative
March 2020
The Stanford Center at Peking University (SCPKU), the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), and the APARC China Program jointly hosted a workshop on China’s Belt and Road...
National security scholars participate in MOOC on South Asia
May 2017
Shorenstein APARC Fellow Thomas Fingar, FSI Senior Fellow Siegfried Hecker, and CISAC Senior Fellow Scott Sagan are part of a group of 80 national security experts included in a Massive Open Online...
Faculty Spotlight: Donald K. Emmerson
March 2014
Donald K. Emmerson reflects on his 15 years at Stanford and speaks about his life and career beyond academia, highlighting his initial draw to Southeast Asia and penchant for the Socratic discourse.
Events
Great Games: Chinese Relations with South and Central Asia
June 20, 2013
China and the World This multiyear project, coordinated by Thomas Fingar, Oksenberg-Rohlen Distinguished Fellow, at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University,...
The Role of the U.N. in North Korea and the Need for Humanitarian Aid and Development Cooperation
May 7, 2013
The United Nations is the largest single organization providing humanitarian and development assistance to North Korea (DPRK).
South Asia's Vulnerable Side: Where Economic Growth Outpaces Human Progress - 2010 Shorenstein Journalism Award
May 15, 2010
While most Asian economies rode out the recession fairly well, disturbing human development statistics across the region persist.
Projects
Multimedia
South Asia's Vulnerable Side: Where Economic Growth Outpaces Human Progress - 2010 Shorenstein Journalism Award
May 2010
While most Asian economies rode out the recession fairly well, disturbing human development statistics across the region persist.
