Popular discourse holds that rural development is imperative for accelerating growth. USAID too seems to hold this belief and has put most of its billions that were dedicated for growth towards the development of agriculture. Yet the results of all this effort to develop agriculture have been disappointing.
Anjum and I assert that development is essentially a city phenomenon. And that the failure of Pakistan development strategy is the inability of the economics profession to understand cities and their role in development.
So listen and please increase your research and debate in this area.
In doing so do read the Framework of economic growth and some of our work on cities that you can find on the web.
Remember to cite what you read and listen. So cite Soch Bichar if you find it useful.
The Role of Industrialization in Development (ENGLISH)
Spending more on Education not enough (ENGLISH)
Public service provision, user fees and priorities.
Urban labor markets: what do they tell us?
Researching and measuring democracy in Pakistan
The mess that is schooling
Governance and civil service
Punjab Education Ordinance Capping School Fees
Why Pakistan economy is not growing at potential
Analyzing economic research in Pakistan
What is Corruption?
Youth and the Demographic Dividend (?)
Financial Regulation and the SECP
Should we be concerned with GDP or the Quality of Life
Pakistanis pay taxes; Blame tax policy and administration
Cities-Engines of Growth
Old Wine in new bottles--the New Auto Policy
University management and quality
Health Policy in Paksitan
How budgets are made and implemented in pakistan?
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