How not to develop cities? Once again, PIDE is providing you with substantive yet entertaining public policy thoughts, ideas and research for the curious in an enjoyable magazine. I congratulate the PIDE team on this issue which I hope will provoke you to join us in debating a better future. The story of Pakistan’s urban …
Providing low-cost and affordable housing options for lower income groups in the country is one of the promises that were made by Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party during their election campaign. Implementation plans for this have been set in motion with the establishment of Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme. For a city like Lahore, …
Pakistan has some of the largest cities in the world with currently Karachi having over 15 million inhabitants, Lahore having about 12 million people, and about 20 cities in total having populations of above a million. The rapid urbanization that the country has seen has also brought about its share of issues with the current …
Economics has become a science of the loudmouth with numbers. Economists come on TV to show off that they have numbers and predictions. They will invent all kind of estimates and terms that no one has heard of to prove how erudite they are. But never will they submit themselves to peer review which is …
Why do Pakistani official circles still like to maintain Pakistan is a rural country? Every pronouncement of government, at the cabinet table and even in donor dialog, this myth is maintained. Yet data shows otherwise. Reza Ali, an indigenous urban researcher has been studying this use for some time. For decades he has argued that …
Construction is an important industry which although despite only accounting for 3% of the GDP directly in the economy through its linkages with other important industries holds great significance. Given the strategic importance of the construction industry, it is often used by governments and policymakers to spur investment in the economy and revive growth through …
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