Pakistan Institute of Development Economics is holding a week-long discussion on education and I think it’s a very important gathering because nothing is more important than education. We keep saying that but we seldom follow it down and now the time has come. Because this government is taking some special initiatives on education. We are …
Research over the last 5 decades across many countries has points to the state of institutions being the most important determinant of economic progress and development. Critically success depends on ensuring good systems for government policy development, M&E and management of community, cities and organizations. Several Nobel’s have been awarded for this research. PIDE series …
With the support of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and the British Council, Knowledge Platform conducted in 2018 a seminal research project titled The University Research System in Pakistan. The project—which may represent the most widespread engagement on the subject with faculty members and other experts to date—canvassed academic and research institutions across the …
Towards a Stable Economy and Politics[1] Nadeem Ul Haque, Vice-Chancellor, PIDE and Raja Rafi Ullah, Research Fellow, PIDE Context to the Knowledge Brief Pakistan throughout its history has seen regime changes from more democratic to more authoritarian and vice versa. This has meant that the country’s political and social landscapes have remained volatile and unstable. …
The Prime Minister has announced an EHSAS program for poverty alleviation. It is quite an admirable step. However, handouts and credit and online opportunities are not a substitute for opportunity. Contrary to what Pakistani analysts put out, poverty is always caused by exclusion from opportunity. Give the poor a chance and they will lift themselves …
Andy Grove, founder of Intel, coined the fundamental management principle to navigate the exponential and unpredictable dynamics of the semiconductor sector, ‘Only the Paranoid Survive’.The semiconductor market grew 22 times in the two decades since 1975, or the market doubled every 1.2 years. Many initial players did not survive.In the 1980s, telecommunication giant AT&T hired …
The focus of the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) is on ‘brick and mortar, regardless of the consequences. Potential growth and productivity have both been on the decline for the last four decades due to this approach.The novel corona virus has exposed the weakness of our development strategy. We have plush roads for our cars, …
Everyone is familiar with “Economic Hit-men” and what they do to poor countries. Many Pakistani TV commentators and columnists have been referring to “Economic Hit-men” but mainly in the context of debt. However, Hit-men have evolved beyond the book and operate much more subtly now. Now they control of policy through a monopoly on thought …
The Foreign Reserves Comprise Of Bank Notes, Bank Deposits, Treasury Bills And Government Securities Of The Reserve Currency. According To Imf – Currency Composition Of Official Foreign Exchange Reserve The Popular Reserve Currencies Are Us Dollar And Euro (As Shown By The Blue And Orange Slice Of Pie Chart).
Lately, the term ‘smart lockdown’ has been thrown around by many for mechanisms that are neither smart nor define a lockdown. For a range of reasons, a complete lockdown is opposite of combating the Covid-19 outbreak. This necessitates the need to find an alternative that can help reduce the pressure on economy, personal and national, …
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