WHAT IS SLUDGE IN THE ECONOMY? Social scientists use the term sludge for excessive or unjustified frictions that make it difficult for people to achieve what they want to or to do as they wish (Sunstein, 2021). These frictions make processes difficult to navigate and entail burdens.Examples of the sludge include: Complicated application forms. Duplicative …
Download PDF (High Resolution)Download PDF (Normal Resolution) TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I – ENERGY ISSUES: Research Papers A Techno-Economic Analysis of Widespread Microgrid/Minigrid Deployment in Pakistan’s Electrical Power Sector……….. 1Danial Saleem and Salis Usman a Reducing Weighted Average Cost of Generation in Pakistan through Time of Use Pricing Models of Flexible Electric Loads…………. 62Naveed Arshad Household Energy Poverty in Pakistan…………….. …
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Download PDF (High Resolution)Download PDF (Normal Resolution) TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I – URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Research Papers Adoption of a Performance Evaluation Technique for the Development of a Framework for the Climatic Responsive Urban Design………. 1Salma Sherbaz and Humera Mughal Prospects for the Development of Solid Waste Management System : A Case Study of Metropolitan City Karachi………… 34Shaista Alam …
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Download PDF (High Resolution)Download PDF (Normal Resolution) TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I – TECHNOLOGY & PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY: Research Papers Electronic Voting Machines for Pakistan: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward…………… 1Hina Binte Haq, Syed Taha Ali and Maryam Zafar Usmani Transforming Public Sector Through e-Governance: A Case Study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa………… 56Shagufta Aman PART II – TECHNOLOGY & PUBLIC …
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Download PDF (High Resolution)Download PDF (Normal Resolution) TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I – SOCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT: Research Papers Improving the Public Sector Development Programme Allocations in the Clientelistic Environment of Balochistan: A Political Economy Analysis….. 1Mir Sadaat Baloch and Nadir Khan Public-Private Partnerships in Education: Evaluating the Education Management Organisations Programme in Sindh, Pakistan…….. 31Gul Muhammad Rind and Dhani …
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Download PDF (High Resolution)Download PDF (Normal Resolution) TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I – MARKETS & REGULATIONS: Research Papers The Regulatory Framework and Behavioural Issues in the Informal Khokha Markets in Pakistan……….. 1Anwar Shah and Tehseen Ahmad Qureshi The Street Economy in Twin Cities: An Economic Analysis………………. 48Nasir Iqbal, Saima Nawaz and Muhammad Aqeel Anwar PART II – MARKETS & REGULATIONS: …
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Download PDF (High Resolution)Download PDF (Normal Resolution) TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I – POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT REFORM: Research Papers Political Dynasties and Local Economic Development in Pakistan……………. 1Faiz Ur Rehman, Noman Ahmad and Muhammad Nasir Obfuscated Libralization: How Special Interest Groups Capture Trade Policy in Pakistan………………….. 24Adeel Malik and William Duncan The Perspective of Native People Regarding Developmental Projects …
Despite various attempts at reforming the civil services the common perception seems to be that the system essentially remains similar to that inherited from the colonial past. Worse still, little is known about the perceptions of civil servants on various issues in civil service reforms. Against this backdrop, the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics conducted …
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