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Ishrat Husain
Researcher at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
Publications - 29
Citations - 459
Ishrat Husain is an academic researcher from Institute of Business Administration, Karachi. The author has contributed to research in topics: Government & Population. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 29 publications receiving 442 citations.
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Pakistan : the economy of an elitist state
TL;DR: A case study of Pakistan's economic development during the past fifty years, which demonstrates that the benefit of this development has predominantly affected a small class of the elite, while the majority of the population remains illiterate, poor, and backward.
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Dealing with the debt crisis
Ishrat Husain,Ishac Diwan +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the behavior of the debtors, creditors, and the international community and the possible contribution of each to resolving the debt crisis, with special emphasis on the relations among indebtedness, macroeconomic management, and growth and on the need for debt reduction.
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The Role of Politics in Pakistan's Economy
TL;DR: The economic and social outcomes in Pakistan over the last sixty years are a mixture of paradoxes as mentioned in this paper, and it is usually believed that economic growth can take place only in the presence of political stability, but the Pakistani case contradicts conventional wisdom.
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Pakistan: The Economy of an Elitist State
TL;DR: A case study of Pakistan's economic development during the past fifty years, which demonstrates that the benefit of this development has predominantly affected a small class of the elite, while the majority of the population remains illiterate, poor, and backward is presented in this paper.
Education, employment and economic development in pakistan
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the quantity and quality of education influences strongly the labor force, governance and the workings of most institutions, thus it is a key determinant of the investment climate.