Image from Google Jackets

Pakistan the Economy of an Elitist State

By: Ishrat HusainMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Karachi; Oxford, 1999. Description: 451 p.; 22 cmISBN: 0-19-579014-6(pbk.)Subject(s): Economic history | Economic policy | Pakistan Economic conditionsDDC classification: TRRC 338.95491 ISH Summary: :"This analysis into the prevailing economic situation in Pakistan has three distinguishing features. It is an exhaustive, analytical history of economic development in Pakistan during the last fifty years; it provides an explanation of Pakistan's economic performance in the political context, and compares it with other South Asian countries and with East Asia; it outlines for Pakistan an agenda of economic and social reforms based on a model of shared growth to see the country into the twenty-first century." "The main thrust of the book is that the respective roles of the state and the market have been reversed in the case of Pakistan, with the result that the benefits are reaped by the elite classes only."--Jacket
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Teaching & Research Resource Centre - 4 - Media Studies and Art & Design, Pakistan & South Asian Studies
TRRC 338.95491 ISH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available M-64142

include indexes

:"This analysis into the prevailing economic situation in Pakistan has three distinguishing features. It is an exhaustive, analytical history of economic development in Pakistan during the last fifty years; it provides an explanation of Pakistan's economic performance in the political context, and compares it with other South Asian countries and with East Asia; it outlines for Pakistan an agenda of economic and social reforms based on a model of shared growth to see the country into the twenty-first century." "The main thrust of the book is that the respective roles of the state and the market have been reversed in the case of Pakistan, with the result that the benefits are reaped by the elite classes only."--Jacket

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.
Chief Librarian: Qaisar Sultana
© Copyright 2022- Lahore School of Economics (LSE) Lahore. All Rights Reserved, By IDEAS Technologies

اردو کى بورڈ