Stories from Syed Mohammad Ali
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To have and to have not
Instead of progressive tax policies, equitable asset distribution, policymaker continue to place faith in big business
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Hurdles for women’s participation in politics
Given the fact that women comprise roughly half the population of the country, they remain severely under-represented
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Modern-day slavery
early 21 million men, women and children around the world are locked into forced labour
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Lopsided approach to fighting corruption
Entities like TI need to adopt a wider framework concerning underlying reasons for corruption in developing countries.
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Dangers of ‘benchmarking the business of agriculture’
Adoption of BBA will, in turn, compel Pakistan to further push down tariffs to facilitate agricultural input imports.
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Busting the myth of top-down growth
Inherited wealth, inequality have soared in the West, which can now only be contained by much higher wealth tax rates.
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Of carrots and kashkols
US and UK should scrutinise why their aid falls into hands of local elites more readily than those in real need of it.
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Labour exploitation in global retail chains
It is about time global retailers abide by the same labour standards abroad as they do within their home countries.
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IMF and the US
The IMF can no longer continue coercing poor developing countries to undertake austerity measures.
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Flaws in foreign aid provision
International aid is, in effect, influenced more by vested interests rather than genuine needs.









