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Building Social Capital

Building social capital

The Framework for Economic Growth (FEG) that was approved by the National Economic Council in 2011-12 was never seriously pursued by the bureaucracy and has since fallen into disuse (never…

Governance reforms anchored in civil service reforms–II

Compensation structure Civil servants complain about commitment and performance demotivation because their compensation structure compares unfavourably with those in the private sector with similar degree of responsibility and scale and…

A century of revolution and counter-revolution

This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the Russian communist revolution of October 1917. The hundred years in between have been the most violent in human history. The explanation for…

Hasta Siempre, Fidel Castro

Hasta Siempre, Fidel Castro

The passing of Fidel Castro is one of those events that highlights a deep divide that separates the United States from most of the world. While the mainstream media in…

Noble Profession?

Noble profession?

Lying in front of the TV on a Friday night, half asleep after a particularly busy week and an even busier clinic, I was suddenly jolted by an advert. A…

Market-style Reforms Widen Racial Divide In Cuba

Market-style reforms widen racial divide in Cuba

Cuba's experiment with free-market reforms has unintentionally widened the communist-led island's racial divide and allowed white Cubans to regain some of the economic advantages built up over centuries. Under President…

Bureaucratic ills

IF there is anything that can expose one’s place in our society, ie, one’s social standing, it is the interaction with the country’s smug, complacent and rotten bureaucracy, particularly the…

Mainstream Pakistan

THE revelations from the Dubai leaks, detailing the expensive overseas properties owned by the country’s power elite, have not surprised the populace. Similarly, news of Pakistan’s total debt and liabilities reaching a record…

PIA’s revealing story

THE PIA sartorial advisory to its staff has attracted global attention and inquiries asking if it was fake. Even if fake, the incident is not an aberration in the new…

Missing persons

MUCH has changed in Pakistan of late. A new army chief has taken charge of the country’s most powerful institution. The previous chief, the now retired Gen Qamar Bajwa, before…