Issues In Pakistan S Economy

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.

Makes a major intervention in debates around the nature of the political economy of Pakistan, focusing on its contemporary social dynamics.

The Essays In This Volume Explore The Various Dimensions Of The Crises Since The Latter Part Of 1993 When The Caretaker Government In Pakistan Was Headed By Mr. Moeen Qureshi.

Previous ed.: Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2005.

This book, by the former chief of the World Bank Mission in Central Asia, presents an assessment of Pakistan's economic record and performance over the last fifty years. Hasan examines the role of politics and economic policies in explaining Pakistan's development experience and highlights the sources of present economic difficulties. A unique feature of the book is that the analysis of the period prior to separation presents trends for East and West Pakistan separately and focuses on inter-regional economic issues that became so divisive in the final years of united Pakistan. Drawing on these past lessons, the book also presents an agenda for policy and institutional reform for the future.