Stories from Shahid Javed Burki
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Reclaiming lost ground
A new elected administration can improve accountability, restore investor confidence, leading to economic development.
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How nations fail?
Policy making is dominated by those committed to serving their own interests, not caring for the society at large.
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Islamabad’s indifference towards global issues
Policymakers are oblivious to the fact that the global economic and political order is being slowly reshaped.
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The middle class debate
There is a debate both inside and outside Pakistan about the size of the middle class in the country.
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An unsettled and messy world
I will focus today on the changes that are taking place in the United States and Europe.
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Some lessons from India
There are three important lessons Pakistan can draw from India's democracy, politics.
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Making the system inclusive
One way of moving from extractive to inclusive is to dispense with the control of families over political parties.
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How to avoid political decay
The country is dealing with what democracy invariably produces in the early stages: poor governance.
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Pakistan’s most difficult test
The current structure of the Pakistani economy was shaped to a considerable extent by the past.
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Political parties and economic policymaking
At play are half a dozen political interests, each represented by political parties or people’s movements.