Strangely enough “to go or not to go to the IMF” continues to dominate our economic debate. All manner of laughable statements have come out from economic leaders in the government and their advisers. “we don’t need to go to the IMF if we ban cheese.” “We can borrow our way out of our problems …
The IMF Choice Strangely “to go or not to go to the IMF” continues to dominate the economic debate in Pakistan. All manner of statements have come out of the economic leaders in the government and their advisers. “We don’t need to go to the IMF if we ban importing luxury items.” “We can borrow …
Dear Youth of Pakistan,On behalf of my generation, I offer you a heartfelt apology over our failure to leave you with hope and an inheritance that you can build on. Our fathers gave us an unfinished project called Pakistan. They had, however, given in very quickly to the pleasures of colonial apartheid, where they could live …
An Apology to the Youth of Pakistan from the Older Generation Read More »
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 novel corona virus has exposed the weakness of our development planning. We have plush roads for our cars, but our health industry remains stagnant. We have 200 universities with few accomplished professors to lead the research effort to fight the corona. By design, the focus of the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) is on “Brick …
This paper argues that successful public policy requires engaged research developing ideas and evidence from diverse vantage points. Pakistan’s social science research remains fragmented, under-resourced and dependent on external agendas. We describe a five-year pilot programme to enhance Pakistan’s research culture. Seventy-two crowd-sourced and competitively-selected projects at 46 geographically dispersed institutions were supported. Provincial universities …
Developing Research and a Research Culture: Results from a Pilot Project in Pakistan Read More »
Lord Keynes in a famous statement said that “Practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back”It is not surprising to …
When I write about going high, everyone responds, “what about parking?” My response “we don’t need parking!” is met with shock. We are making cities for cars. There was a time people walked or biked in most of our cities. Since then an obsession with cars has widened roads to huge urban highways that are …
What is a vision? ◊ A vision statement encompasses the desired future for an enterprise. ◊ It also provides a conceptual basis on which the people involved can work towards achieving the objectives of the enterprise. ◊ The purpose of a vision statement is to inspire the community towards a common, desirable future. ◊ A …
Throughout Pakistan’s history, policy has sought to promote exports through government support and incentives. The government machinery is geared to export promotion especially through direct and indirect subsidies. Surprisingly, these policies have been continued without serious examination. This paper makes a first attempt to evaluate these policies by estimating the impact of two such schemes—export …
Impact of Export Subsidies on Pakistan’s Exports Read More »
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