Fifty Years of Pakistan's Economy :
Traditional Topics and Contemporary Concerns/edited by Shahrukh
Rafi Khan. Delhi, 1999, 499 p., $39. ISBN 019577826-X.
Fifty Years of Pakistan's Economy :
Traditional Topics and Contemporary Concerns/edited by Shahrukh
Rafi Khan. Delhi, 1999, 499 p., $39. ISBN 019577826-X.
Contents: I. Introduction: 1. Traditional topics and contemporary concerns: an overview and summary of findings/Shahrukh Rafi Khan. II. Traditional topics: A. The macro debate: 2. Reform efforts in Pakistan: limited success and possibilities for the future/Nadeem Ul Haque. 3. Macroeconomic management: an alternative perspective/Javed Akbar Ansari. B. Sectoral issues: 4. Agricultural development and changes in the land tenure and land revenue systems in Pakistan/Mahmood Hassan Khan. 5. Patterns and growth of Pakistan's industrial sector/A.R. Kemal. 6. The competitiveness of Pakistani exports/Ijaz Nabi. 7. Fifty years of public finance in Pakistan: a trend analysis/Hafiz A. Pasha and Mahnaz Fatima. 8. Financial markets and economic development in Pakistan: 1947-1995/Bashir Ahmad Khan. III. Contemporary concerns: 9. Poverty in Pakistan: a review/Haris Gazdar. 10. Population, employment, and the state of human resources/Sohail Jehangir Malik and Hina Nazli. 11. Gender inequalities and development in Pakistan/Shahnaz Kazi. 12. Environment: some key controversies/Shaheen Rafi Khan and Shahrukh Rafi Khan. Appendix: The economics profession in Pakistan: a historical analysis/Nadeem Ul Haque and Mahmood Hassan Khan. Index.
"A comprehensive historical and institutional account of Pakistan's economy over the last fifty years. The foremost specialists inside and outside the country have written on an exhaustive range of traditional topics including trade, industry, agriculture, taxation and land reform. The book also highlights newer concerns in economic development including poverty, human resource development, women and development, and the environment, taking into account Pakistan's experience."