Vaqar Ahmed

Pakistan's Agenda for Economic Reforms

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Produktbeschreibung

The key objective of this book is to provide a non-technical understanding of why economic growth in Pakistan has fallen behind peer economies. Taking lead from recent literature on Pakistan's economy, the book explains why reform of institutions dealing with economic policy regulation and management is imperative.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 137mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9780190700157
• ISBN-10: 0190700157
• Artikelnr.: 57894900

Autorenporträt

Vaqar Ahmed is Joint Executive Director at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). He has served at UNDP, and has undertaken assignments with the Asian Development Bank, World Bank Group, and Ministries of Finance, Planning, and Commerce in Pakistan. He holds a PhD in Economics with a focus on public finance and international trade reforms. He has published in areas such as macroeconomic modeling, inclusive growth and infrastructure reforms, trade and taxation policies, regional trade agreements, trade in services, energy governance, border-related trade infrastructure, youth employment, and social safety nets. He is a visiting faculty member and researcher in different international institutes, including the University of Le Havre in France, National University of Ireland, and IMT Institute of Advanced Studies in Italy, Rural Economy Research Centre of Ireland, and National University of Sciences and Technology in Pakistan.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Chapter 1
Introduction: A Case for Reforms
Chapter 2
Macroeconomic Policy Governance
Chapter 3
Tax Policy and Administration
Chapter 4
Public Expenditure Management
Chapter 5
Export Competitiveness
Chapter 6
Economic Corridors, Investment Diplomacy, and Transit Cooperation
Chapter 7
Job Creation and Decent Work
Index