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Discrimination of Inhabitant Satisfaction with the Public Infrastructure Between Region and Various Income Groups in Punjab, Pakistan

Authors : Munawar Hassan, Shafqat Iqbal, Shahbaz Gul Hassan, TranThi KieuVan, Yan YunXian

Published in: The Importance of New Technologies and Entrepreneurship in Business Development: In The Context of Economic Diversity in Developing Countries

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In the prevailing circumstances, an analysis of residents’ satisfaction with the quality of public infrastructure is essential in determining the degree of contentment of society. The aim of this study is to determine the degree of serenity of the inhabitant with the different public infrastructure provided for their use. This assessment is based on different regional and income classes in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The stratified random sampling technique is used to explain such regional economic segregation by selecting 14 out of 36 districts in Punjab, Pakistan. A total of 1500 people from large, medium and small districts are interviewed. Multinomial logistic regression and study of the Chi-square tests were adopted. We see that the satisfaction of the population with the facilities (education, health, electricity, transport, water and sanitation) varies considerably within the region and the income classes. The government must therefore adopt a realistic strategy for balanced growth between the various regions and implement a labor-intensive project in small districts.

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Title: Discrimination of Inhabitant Satisfaction with the Public Infrastructure Between Region and Various Income Groups in Punjab, Pakistan
Authors: Munawar Hassan
Shafqat Iqbal
Shahbaz Gul Hassan
TranThi KieuVan
Yan YunXian
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: The Importance of New Technologies and Entrepreneurship in Business Development: In The Context of Economic Diversity in Developing Countries
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-69220-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-69221-6

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69221-6_73

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