Pakistan S Development

Author : Syed Mohammad Ali
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317619628

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Development, Poverty and Power in Pakistan by Syed Mohammad Ali Pdf

Rural development remains a major challenge for governments of developing countries such as Pakistan. While a broad range of state and donor interventions impact the lives of poor farmers -who provide a significant proportion of the labour force - comprehensive consideration of these combined interactions remains inadequate. Focussing on Pakistan, this book discusses the political economy of agrarian poverty and underdevelopment in the region. The book provides an in-depth exploration of the combined impact of state and donor interventions, as well as that of resistance attempts, to alter the status quo within Pakistan. It questions the relevance of state institutions and policies contending with the problems of farmers in Pakistan, and how donor-led policies and programmes also influence their lives. It draws on findings that have emerged from interviews of over 200 respondents including government officials, donor agency representatives and different categories of poor farmers, during eleven months of fieldwork in the provinces of Sindh and Punjab. This research reveals some divergences between state and donor policies, but it finds more prominent convergences, which in turn enable the landed rural elite to benefit from market-based and capital-intensive processes of agricultural growth, without offering substantial opportunities for poor farmers. Reflecting the need to become less insular when discussing solutions to rural development, and demonstrating how state policies and institutions can interconnect with donor funded programmes, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of South Asian Politics and Development Studies.

Author : S. Akbar Zaidi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015061919877

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Pakistan's Economic and Social Development by S. Akbar Zaidi Pdf

Author : Gustav F. Papanek
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0674652002

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Pakistan's Development by Gustav F. Papanek Pdf

In the 1950s Pakistan was generally considered to be a country that would remain among the poorest in the world, but economic development in the decade to follow exceeded all expectations. Gustav Papanek, in the first thorough analysis of this achievement, shows how Pakistan, partly by design and partly by accident, arrived at a successful blend of private initiative and government intervention in the economy. This book, which includes the only comprehensive industrial survey of an underdeveloped country, sheds considerable light on the problems facing nations in similar circumstances.

Author : Krishnan Lal Seth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCAL:$B550938

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The Pattern of Economic Development in Pakistan by Krishnan Lal Seth Pdf

Study of economic development in Pakistan during the period from 1947 to 1965 - covers political and social structures of the country, agriculture, natural resources, industry, the balance of payments, national planning methodology and implementation of plans, investment policy, regional planning, etc. Statistical tables, and bibliography pp. 163 to 167.

Author : Anita M. Weiss,Saba Gul Khattak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 1565495527

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Development Challenges Confronting Pakistan by Anita M. Weiss,Saba Gul Khattak Pdf

The global scholarly community concerned with development and social transformation has identified explicit "structural impediments" that constrain countries’ efforts to alleviate poverty and promote sustainable social development. The UNDP, in launching its Millennium Development Goals, contends that there are practical, proven solutions to breaking out of the poverty traps that entangle poor countries. In Pakistan, there has been limited substantive research conducted to identify the unique blend of structural impediments to development that prevail in the country today. Indeed, Pakistan’s prospects to promote viable, sustainable social development appear bleaker today than a decade ago. Development Challenges Confronting Pakistan seeks to rectify this void by bringing together scholars and practitioners—many of them from Pakistan—to provide a scholarly understanding of the structural impediments, or barriers, that have negative effects on Pakistan’s ability to eliminate poverty, promote social justice and implement policies to promote equity. This book will be an essential tool for analysis, study and practice. Its publication is indeed a major event in South Asian scholarship.

Author : Matthew McCartney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136709463

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Pakistan - the Political Economy of Growth, Stagnation and the State, 1951-2009 by Matthew McCartney Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive reassessment of the development of the economy of Pakistan since independence to the present. It employs a rigorous statistical methodology, which has applicability to other developing economies, to define and measure episodes of growth and stagnation, and to examine how the state has contributed to each. Contesting the orthodox view that liberalisation has been an important driver of growth in Pakistan, the book places the state at the centre of economic development, rather than the market. It examines the state in relation to its economic roles in mobilising resources and promoting a productive allocation of those resources, and its political roles in managing the conflict inherent in economic development. The big conclusions for economic growth in Pakistan are that liberalisation, the market and the external world economy in fact have less influence than that of the state and conflict. Overall, the book offers analyses of the different successive approaches to promoting economic growth and development in Pakistan, relates these to medium-term economic outcomes - periods of growth and stagnation - and thereby explains how the mechanisms by which the state can better promote growth and development.

Author : Ejah Aslam Qureshi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Agriculture and state
ISBN : UOM:39015029895193

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Development Planning in Pakistan by Ejah Aslam Qureshi Pdf

Author : Winston Yu,Yi-Chen Yang,Andre Savitsky,Donald Alford,Casey Brown,James Wescoat,Dario Debowicz,Sherman Robinson
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821398753

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The Indus Basin of Pakistan by Winston Yu,Yi-Chen Yang,Andre Savitsky,Donald Alford,Casey Brown,James Wescoat,Dario Debowicz,Sherman Robinson Pdf

This study assesses the impacts of climate risks and development alternatives on water and agriculture in the Indus basin of Pakistan. It analyzes inter-relationships among the climate, water, and agriculture sectors and provides a systems modeling framework for these purposes.

Author : Christopher Candland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134089215

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Labor, Democratization and Development in India and Pakistan by Christopher Candland Pdf

In this first comparative study of organized labor in India and Pakistan, the author analyses the impact and role of organized labor in democratization and development. The study provides a unique comparative history of Indian and Pakistani labor politics. It begins in the early twentieth century, when permanent unions first formed in the South Asian Subcontinent. Additionally, it offers an analysis of changes in conditions of work and terms of service in India and Pakistan and of organized labor’s response. The conclusions shed new light on the influence of organized labor in national politics, economic policy, economic welfare and at the workplace. It is demonstrated that the protection of workers has desirable outcomes not only for those workers covered but also for democratic practice and for economic development.

Author : Robert Laporte,Muntazar Bashir Ahmed
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000308563

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Public Enterprises In Pakistan by Robert Laporte,Muntazar Bashir Ahmed Pdf

This book contains a study of the economics and management of public enterprises in Pakistan. It examines their performance, organizational behavior, relationships with other government organizations outside of the sector, and the issues that confront the public enterprise sector and the government.

Author : Nadeem Malik
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134625338

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Development in Pakistan by Nadeem Malik Pdf

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has not only become an important concept for corporate organizations but also civil society, community, state and the multilateral and bilateral development agencies. It has acquired great significance in the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008, not only in the advanced economies, but also in emerging and developing countries. In contemporary Pakistan problems of poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, and human rights violations are frequent. These problems cannot be dealt with by the state and civil society alone and call for corporate involvement. Backed by rich empirical data, based on extensive fieldwork and complemented with the official data sources, this book offers a detailed analysis of the socially responsible corporate policies and practices of companies operating in the emerging economy of Pakistan. Employing qualitative and quantitative research methods, it examines the sensitivity of companies in Pakistan to CSR measured in terms of their policies and perceptions about CRS, their CSR development activities, perceptions about development Non-Governmental Organisations, and channels and forms of support for development projects(both monetary and non-monetary). Filling a significant gap in our understanding of an important part of contemporary Pakistan’s development and the outlook of companies towards CSR, the book will be of interest to policymakers and scholars working in the fields of Development Studies, Business Studies and Asian Studies.

Author : Shahid Javed Burki,Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury,Asad Ejaz Butt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429762109

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Pakistan at Seventy by Shahid Javed Burki,Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury,Asad Ejaz Butt Pdf

This handbook examines Pakistan’s 70-year history from a number of different perspectives. When Pakistan was born, it did not have a capital, a functioning government or a central bank. The country lacked a skilled workforce. While the state was in the process of being established, eight million Muslim refugees arrived from India, who had to be absorbed into a population of 24 million people. However, within 15 years, Pakistan was the fastest growing and transforming economy in the developing world, although the political evolution of the country during this period was not equally successful. Pakistan has vast agricultural and human resources, and its location promises trade, investment and other opportunities. Chapters in the volume, written by experts in the field, examine government and politics, economics, foreign policy and environmental issues, as well as social aspects of Pakistan’s development, including the media, technology, gender and education. Shahid Javed Burki is an economist who has been a member of the faculty at Harvard University, USA, and Chief Economist, Planning and Development Department, Government of the Punjab. He has also served as Minister of Finance in the Government of Pakistan, and has written a number of books, and journal and newspaper articles. He joined the World Bank in 1974 as a senior economist and went on to serve in several senior positions. He was the (first) Director of the China Department (1987–94) and served as the Regional Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean during 1994–99. He is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Shahid Javed Burki Institute of Public Policy at NetSol (BIPP) in Lahore. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury is a career Bangladeshi diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Government of Bangladesh (2007–08). He has a PhD in international relations from the Australian National University, Canberra. He began his career as a member of the civil service of Pakistan in 1969. Dr Chowdhury has held senior diplomatic positions in the course of his career, including as Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York (2001–07) and in Geneva (1996–2001), and was ambassador to Qatar, Chile, Peru and the Vatican. He is currently a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. Asad Ejaz Butt is the Director of the Burki Institute of Public Policy, Lahore, Pakistan.

Author : Dr. Mohammad Aslam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Economic development
ISBN : UCAL:B3862019

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Perspective on Development Planning in Pakistan by Dr. Mohammad Aslam Pdf

Author : S. Akbar Zaidi
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015064804852

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Issues in Pakistan's Economy by S. Akbar Zaidi Pdf

This book is the main text for post-graduate courses on South Asia's development, economic history and on its political economy. For researchers on Pakistan's economy, it is the key source for reference, and covers a huge and diverse array of data, literature reviews, commentary and analysis.

Author : Ernesto Sánchez-Triana,Dan Biller,Ijaz Nabi,Leonard Ortolano,Ghazal Dezfuli,Javaid Afzal,Santiago Enriquez
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464800290

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Revitalizing Industrial Growth in Pakistan by Ernesto Sánchez-Triana,Dan Biller,Ijaz Nabi,Leonard Ortolano,Ghazal Dezfuli,Javaid Afzal,Santiago Enriquez Pdf

Pakistan’s development efforts are guided by its 2011 Framework for Economic Growth, which identifies actions needed to create a prosperous, industrialized Pakistan through rapid and sustainable development. Industrialization has the potential to drive Pakistan’s economic growth and contribute significantly to meeting both economic and human development goals in Pakistan. Expansions of industrialization activities, whether in highly developed or developing countries, can be stimuli for intense debate about such projects’ benefits and costs to the region in which they are to be located, to the national economy—and to human health and the environment. Pakistan’s 2011 Framework for Economic Growth recognizes that, to accelerate industrialization, Pakistan must reduce the cost of doing business and create an incentive structure designed to achieve a competitive, dynamic, and export-driven industrial sector capable of providing employment to the growing labor force. Competing in global markets requires a socially and environmentally sustainable industrialization strategy. The four main inputs for sustainable industrial growth in Pakistan discussed in this book are 1) Macroeconomic stability and sectoral policies to support industrial competitiveness by allowing long-term planning, including investments in infrastructure and cleaner production. 2) Upgraded trade facilitation and infrastructure (particularly transport and energy) to address some of industrialization’s spatial aspects. Improved transport infrastructure will lower production’s environmental costs. 3) Greening of Pakistan’s industrial sector to enhance international competitiveness—“greening” will make Pakistan a more attractive export partner for nations and firms committed to green production. 4) Strong institutions—for example, environmental management agencies to control pollution, and cleaner production centers to increase domestic awareness of international environmental standards—to implement industrialization initiatives effectively, including those for small and medium-sized enterprises. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of issues relating to the debate about Pakistan’s green industrial growth and lays out priorities and strategies for “greening” Pakistan’s industrial growth.