The great economic challenge
Proud nations, with will of steel, shine the brightest when the clouds are the darkest. The current economic challenge at hand covers the policy landscape with such clouds. We should…
Global economic crisis: Neoliberalism, debt sustainability, SDRs, and multilateralism
The global economy is facing existential threats of climate change and Pandemicene crises. The underlying basis for the perpetuation and hastening of both the crises is Neoliberalism. Here, it needs…
Real clear economics
There is much confusion about our economic predicament. Yet, nothing could be clearer. On the security of the wealth and income of present and future generations, governments of Pakistan have…
Doughnut economics
THROUGHOUT the course of history, numerous economic theories have emerged as a response to global crises. Within capitalism itself, many economic theories have flourished by countering economic problems and restoring…
Short-, medium-term economic challenges – IV
We now discuss whether there is an excess capacity in the sector and what kind of challenges in transmission and distribution system are currently faced. We also address the subject…
Revisiting macro-economic policy
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in its recent First Quarterly Report 2019-20, has stated that the policy mix adopted so far, “appears adequate to address the macroeconomic imbalances and…
Economic security
Pakistan’s economic security is by far the most neglected element of our national security. For way too long, we remained focus on Pakistan’s military security. For way too long, we…
Economic strategy
When I wrote ‘An elegy to music’ (Oct 21, 2018) last week, little did I realise that soon I would be writing an ode to music too. But before the…
Rethinking economics
Nobel laureate Professor Joseph Stiglitz had made a rather telling comment during a seminar some years ago. Stiglitz had said that the recent world economic crisis had done to the…
China’s economic development: Confucian values
China's dynamism is as much a function of its burgeoning economy as of following Confucian ethics. For the first time the birthday of Confucius (551-478 BC) was officially celebrated in…
