Stimulus and institutional reform
Unlike many budgets in the past, the Budget 2021/22 places strong emphasis on providing stimulus for economic growth, and significantly focuses that stimulus towards people in the lower echelons of…
BISP and institutional reforms
In the social protection debate we usually play down the role of short-term relief work in alleviating human suffering when emergencies hit, or during a situation of crisis. The social…
Federal Ombudsmen Institutional Reforms Act, 2013: For speedy relief
In Pakistan, the institution of Federal Ombudsman was established in 1983. Presently there are 12 ombudsmen working in Pakistan. These were established under various enactments passed by the National and…
Reforms: institutional impediments [Part – III]
The reason for the kind of political behaviour exhibited by elected representatives has to do with the incentive structure under the present voting system. MNAs and MPAs owe their election…
Reforms: institutional impediments (Part – II)
An attempt was made by the National Commission for Government Reforms (NCGR) to present a comprehensive package that proposed a strong district government system with specific focus on education, health…
Reforms: institutional impediments (Part – I)
Pakistan excels among many other developing countries in producing first-rate diagnostic studies (what is wrong with us?) , strategies, five-year and annual plans, reports but our implementation record is one…
How to reform trade
Pakistan’s economy faces a pivotal juncture, marked by the imperative need to reassess its import tariff structure. Recent trade data underscores the urgency for policy reforms to stimulate economic growth,…
Removing institutional impediments
The past few days have witnessed some encouraging positive developments on the country’s financial front providing the much-needed respite for economy and businesses, deeply marred by uncertainty and pessimistic sentiments.…
Imagineering implementation of energy reforms-VII
Pakistan requires sustained GDP growth of 7-9% for 30 years. For that, by 2030 Agriculture will need to achieve 6% growth and its contribution to GDP be 35% and tax…
Why UNSC reform is elusive
THE world has seen sweeping geopolitical changes over the past 70 years. The international landscape has been fundamentally transformed by the dispersion of power more widely among states. This redistribution…
