Dr Miftah argues for empowered local governments that are directly elected by their respective constituencies

Ideology of subservience

A common catchphrase in policy circles is, “It is not the government’s job to do business”

Each of the aforementioned currents may be seen as Nietzsche’s various children

Pakistan’s economic problems are actually political in their fundamental essence

There exists a vast spectrum of states with varying degrees of authority captured by elites

Best outcome Pakistan can hope for from upcoming elections is democratisation

Economists see inverse relationship between government regulations and ‘market competition’

Information — its production and dissemination — forms a core tenet of civilisational development

Cities are engines of growth if run optimally