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Document Relevant For Policymakers?

Document relevant for policymakers?

The Economic Survey 2014-15 contains, in common with last year, a clear and distinct bias in favour of the government''''s performance making the document largely irrelevant for policymakers. It has…

Shortistan

The journey from plotistan to shortistan in a brief period has been incredible. Unintended consequences of myopic decisions continue to haunt the country’s population while those at the helm quarrel…

Pakistan’s misplaced priorities

Pakistan – beset as it is with internal political turmoil, the meltdown of the economy, and grave external security threats – is once again in a royal mess. The current…

After all, it’s the transmission, stupid!

During Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign for presidency, James Carville famously coined the phrase “it’s the economy, stupid” to emphasize how crucial the economy was to the election. It could be…

Education quality

Low budgets may not always result in low-quality public goods like education services. And adding more funds to the system will not automatically raise its quality. That might only make…

Our existential threat

What does the constitution say? How is it to be interpreted? Who gets to rule; who knows what to do and how best to do it; who is corrupt and…