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Wavelength: June 2010
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Zubair Faisal Abbasi's views on social, economic and political issues. On Politics and Democracy. On Trade and Industry. June 08, 2010. The State and Economic Development. The Express Tribune June 8, 2010 OpEd. By Zubair Faisal Abbasi. Published in the Express Tribune, June 8th, 2010. Source: http:/ tribune.com.pk/story/19513/the-state-and-economic-development/. Tuesday, June 08, 2010. Links to this post. June 02, 2010. A Tool for Helping the Poor. The Express Tribune June 4, 2010 OpEd. Clearly, our part...
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Wavelength: September 2010
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Zubair Faisal Abbasi's views on social, economic and political issues. On Politics and Democracy. On Trade and Industry. September 25, 2010. Floods: inequality and social protection. DAWN: Economic and Business Weakly Monday 20, 2010. By Zubair Faisal Abbasi. THE devastation caused by the floods is enormous and of catastrophic proportions. The economic cost of the disaster is enormous. Apparently, the economy having lost around $43 billion will either show a zero or a paltry one to two per cent growt...
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Wavelength: October 2008
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Zubair Faisal Abbasi's views on social, economic and political issues. On Politics and Democracy. On Trade and Industry. October 05, 2008. The State and Industrial Development: A Question of Coordination. By Zubair Faisal Abbasi. 8216;A major economic transformation in (or towards) modern economy requires a state which can effectively perform the roles of the ultimate entrepreneur and the conflict manager.’ (Chang and Rowthorn, 1995). To conclude, it can be said that the state should not only be a facili...
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Wavelength: What needs to be done
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Zubair Faisal Abbasi's views on social, economic and political issues. On Politics and Democracy. On Trade and Industry. January 10, 2011. What needs to be done. The News on Sunday Political Economy Section January 09, 2011. Despite having some robust economic growth spurts of 6 percent to 9 percent, Pakistan can hardly be portrayed as a good example either of consistent rapid growth or enviable advances in human development and social protection. It must not be surprising that Pakistan is the lowest on ...
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Wavelength: June 2009
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Zubair Faisal Abbasi's views on social, economic and political issues. On Politics and Democracy. On Trade and Industry. June 08, 2009. Social Capability for Economic Progress. By Zubair Faisal Abbasi. DAWN - Economic and Business Review - June 1-7, 2009 P.V. The geo-strategic and economic situation requires some rethinking from a longer term perspective. Advances in technological capability are also urgently needed for a fast- track precision military operation to target militants. In the absence of a w...
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Wavelength: August 2010
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Zubair Faisal Abbasi's views on social, economic and political issues. On Politics and Democracy. On Trade and Industry. August 29, 2010. Being Untrustworthy in Crisis. The News on Sunday Sunday 29, 2010 Political Economy Section. Foreign assistance does not respond to development needs but to arbitrary decisions and strategic alliances. By Zubair Faisal Abbasi. The international community calls us untrustworthy and, therefore, refuses to cough up some money and wants us to face unprecedented calamity on...
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Wavelength: April 2009
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Zubair Faisal Abbasi's views on social, economic and political issues. On Politics and Democracy. On Trade and Industry. April 23, 2009. Need for inclusive development. By Zubair Faisal Abbasi. Under these circumstances, Prof Antony Giddens insists in one of his recent books that the climate change is so serious a threat that it goes beyond the traditional arguments of 'green lobbyists' and anti-modernisation activists. It needs skilful planning and action, while balancing the need for development of...
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Wavelength: January 2011
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Zubair Faisal Abbasi's views on social, economic and political issues. On Politics and Democracy. On Trade and Industry. January 10, 2011. What needs to be done. The News on Sunday Political Economy Section January 09, 2011. Despite having some robust economic growth spurts of 6 percent to 9 percent, Pakistan can hardly be portrayed as a good example either of consistent rapid growth or enviable advances in human development and social protection. It must not be surprising that Pakistan is the lowest on ...
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Wavelength: July 2010
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Zubair Faisal Abbasi's views on social, economic and political issues. On Politics and Democracy. On Trade and Industry. July 04, 2010. Democracy, Growth and Governance. Pakistan as a democratic federation must think how people react if they are not being treated equally by the state. The News on Sunday July 4, 2010 Political Economy Section. By Zubair Faisal Abbasi. Instead, there is a need to rationalise expectations from democracy and focus more on how to improve prospects of economic development and ...
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Wavelength: November 2010
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Zubair Faisal Abbasi's views on social, economic and political issues. On Politics and Democracy. On Trade and Industry. November 29, 2010. Pakistan’s economy — in need of an ideology. The Express Tribune November 29, 2010 OpEd. Monday, November 29, 2010. Links to this post. November 28, 2010. Free trade, anyone? The News on Sunday November 28, 2010 Political Economy Section. Provisions in the US’s FTAs rob countries of their sovereign right to give preference to local firms. By Zubair Faisal Abbasi.
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