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The Second Finance Minister and Bank Negara Governor were in Singapore recently to meet with investors, the origins of the Asian Tiger economy conversation we've been having all week. Were investors convinced by this upbeat narrative? We get analysis from UOB economist Julia Goh, on the outlook for the Malaysian economy.Image Credit: shutterstock.com

A recent comment from second finance minister Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan saying that Malaysia is making great strides to reclaim its Asian Tiger status, has elicited discussion about whether or not Malaysia ever was one. P Gunasegaram, an independent business writer shares his views on if this comparison with economies like those of Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong holds water.Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Go back 50 years and Latin America was generally wealthier than East Asia. But that's been reversed. While the economies of East and Southeast Asia have taken off, enjoying a so-called "economic miracle", Latin America's have experienced only tepid growth, despite the region's enormous potential. Gideon Long asks why.We go to Singapore, one of the most open and business friendly nations on earth, to visit a factory making credit cards using the latest computer chips. And we ask economists what Latin America can learn from the 'Asian Tigers'.(Picture: A photograph of a tourist boat in Singapore next to a drone view shot showing buildings in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Credit: Reuters/EPA images)Presented and produced by Gideon Long Reporter: Monica Miller

The rise of China and the security dilemma that it presents is viewed as inevitable by significant sections of the UK policy community. Central to this is China's strong economic base, which has generated the diplomatic, informational, military and economic levers necessary for it to challenge the US-led 'rules-based' order designed to perpetuate Western power post-World War Two. However, while China is a formidable adversary and should not be underestimated, we should not be blind to the weaknesses in China's economic structure and risk overestimating its strengths and constraining ourselves conceptually. In particular, we should be cautious in using gross indicators to calculate relative power and economic growth, as in isolation these approaches can be misleading. This article compares competing methods of measuring power, before examining that while China is likely to overtake the US in terms of gross real GDP, this is not an effective metric for assessing relative power when used in isolation. Despite economic headwinds, China will still overtake the US in terms of real GDP Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the market value of all "final goods and services produced in a specific period" in a country. Real GDP accounts for price inflation against the GDP of a chosen base year, therefore only rising output increases GDP, not inflation. This metric of real GDP benefits from being the most commonly used indicator of an economy's overall size, growth and general health, meaning that there is significantly more data available for comparative analysis. Although China has significant demographic, capital and productivity challenges, this is unlikely to prevent China from overtaking the US in real GDP. China has capitalised upon lower relative wage costs due to its large population, a central driver of its economic growth over the last 50 years. The 1978 economic reforms permitted private businesses while liberalising foreign trade and investment, since which China has experienced enormous economic growth, even compared to other rapidly growing "Asian Tiger" economies. From 1978 to the onset of the 2008 global financial crisis, China's real GDP grew by a factor of 17. The 2008 crisis reduced this breakneck growth, with China's annual real GDP growth between 2015 and 2018 falling below 7% for the first time since 1991. This was compounded by further shocks from the recent Covid pandemic and the CCP's "zero Covid" policy. Chinese policy post-2008 has increasingly relied upon state investment, improving technology and expanding domestic consumption of finished products. This transition from the previous export economic focus is assessed to be "hedging" against reduced exports due to increasing competition and international pressures such as tariffs. Nonetheless, China's real GDP should still increase 5.7% annually to 2025 and 4.7% annually until 2030, according to Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) forecasts. Although there are reasons to doubt these figures - including the provision of misleading data by the Chinese state, and upcoming shocks such as increased nearshoring of supply chains and property market debt bubbles - the overall trend is clear. Chinese real GDP is on course to overtake the US by 2030. How can power be measured between states? There are three main approaches to measuring power in international relations; control over actors, control over outcomes and control over resources. In the case of control over actors, power is usually defined as an actor's ability to shape world politics following its interests. However, Nye argues that it is impossible to measure this ability systematically because it would require a comprehensive understanding of each actor's influence and interest over a potentially infinite number of events. This means that the power over outcomes approach is issue-specific, with analysis not often transferable to other situations. Therefore, it is only useful for retrospective analy...

Why have economies in east Asia been more successful in escaping from under-development and achieving high levels of growth?Japan's experience of avoiding colonisation and creating a modern economy offered a model to other countries, some of whom had themselves been colonised by Japan – above all, South Korea.How did Japan and Korea create a successful model of export-led growth with a close connection between the state and business that was criticised by the IMF as ‘crony capitalism'?This lecture was recorded by Martin Daunton on 6th February 2024 at Barnard's Inn Hall, LondonThe transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/export-growthGresham College has offered free public lectures for over 400 years, thanks to the generosity of our supporters. There are currently over 2,500 lectures free to access. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest minds. To support Gresham's mission, please consider making a donation: https://gresham.ac.uk/support/Website:  https://gresham.ac.ukTwitter:  https://twitter.com/greshamcollegeFacebook: https://facebook.com/greshamcollegeInstagram: https://instagram.com/greshamcollegeSupport the show

We're taking it right back to the beginning for the first episode of Season 6 - growing up Asian. Were our school days on the playground footloose and carefree or full of extracurricular achievements to make Asian Tiger mums proud? Tune in to hear us recount how our formative childhood years shaped us, how the expectations of Asian parents have many similarities despite growing up in different cultures and countries. Family hierarchies and gender favoritism aren't unique to Asians so let us know if this episode resonates with your upbringing.Get in touch with us at theculturallyspeaking@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @culturallyspeakingpodcast!

India was the fastest-growing major economy last year, and overhauled China as the most populous country. Paul and Luke discuss prospects for the Indian economy with Michael Langham, Emerging Markets Analyst at abrdn. They talk about India's demographic tailwinds, its infrastructure needs, whether India can be a ‘friendshoring' winner, and what a third Modi term could have in store. 

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It has been estimated that over humanities history more than 50 billion people have been killed by mosquitoes. That is approximately half of all humans that have lived on this tiny blue dot killed by mosquitoes. For this reason, mosquitoes have been called man's greatest nemesis.Mosquitoes are so dangerous to humans that some scientists have proposed eradicating them from this planet. Is that a good idea? Well, that's up for debate. But what we do know is when we control the mosquito population less people are killed by their bites. What is a mosquito? Mosquitoes are a common, flying insect that lives in most parts of the world, except Iceland for reasons no one knows. Over 3,500 types of mosquitoes can be found worldwide. Mosquitoes have been vectors of a lot of nasty viruses, such as malaria and yellow fever, for thousands of years. But up to a little over a hundred years ago, we didn't even know that mosquitoes caused these diseases. So, are mosquitos better than human? For this tiny animal, the answer is no, they are not better than human.  Well, maybe they are ...Listen now to learn how this wee bug has changed the course of humankind. Follow us on Twitter @betterthanhuma1on Facebook @betterthanhumanpodcaston Instagram @betterthanhumanpodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@betterthanhumanpodcastor Email us at betterthanhumanpodcast@gmail.comWe look forward to hearing from you, and we look forward to you joining our cult of weirdness!

Rally last Sunday saw chief whip and Maha Sarakham MP Sutin Klangsaeng lament that the Thai economy had gone from an Asian Tiger under Thaksin to the ‘first dog in Asia' under the current government. The theme of the meeting, which introduced Ms Paetongtarn Shinawatra, was one of economic revival for a younger generation and a return of the spirit of the Thai Rak Thai Party under Ms Paetongtarn's father, Thaksin Shinawatra. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/03/22/new-shinawatra-on-a-quest-for-people-power/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Udon Thani.

Uzair talks to Dr. Sanval Nasim about research that he has conducted with other academics about ways in which information may or may not build citizen trust in the state. The working paper is available online at this link -https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/34736/Building-Trust-in-the-State-with-Information-Evidence-from-Urban-Punjab.pdf Dr. Nasim is is Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His primary research field is environmental and natural resource economics. His research work includes behavioural experiments on air pollution forecasts and information based pollution mitigation interventions, optimal control modelling of water resources, and cost benefit analysis of clean technology adoption. He obtained his PhD in environmental and natural resource economics from the University of California, Riverside in 2015 and a BA in economics mathematics and in history from Colby College in 2008. Reading Recommendations: - Mastering Metrics by Joshua D. Angrist - Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger by 2050 by Nadeem Haque - The Armchair Economist by Steven Landsburg - The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

We often hear things like “our economy is really bad” or “our economy is improving” but what even is Malaysia’s economy? How does it work? Do we lean to the left or right? How did we go from being the Asian Tiger once upon a time to where we are today? Image source: Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We often hear things like “our economy is really bad” or “our economy is improving” but what even is Malaysia’s economy? How does it work? Do we lean to the left or right? How did we go from being the Asian Tiger once upon a time to where we are today? Image source: Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This is it – the final episode of our first season! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for continuing to tune in.  We’ve heard from so many of you that you can relate to our stories, have learned from our experiences, and/or have simply been entertained!  We are humbled, and we are so grateful! Throughout our Season 1 episodes, you have heard some tales of the powerful womxn who bore and raised the members of TITT Talks.  This episode is an ode to our moms.  We discuss their journeys, their quirks, their strengths, and their all-around badassery. We are forever thankful for their unconditional love and to have them as role models as we navigate this crazy world of motherhood. ____________________________________________ ABOUT TITT TALKS TITT Talks was “conceived” in January of 2020 during one of TITT’s many friend/family (“framily”) get-togethers.  In conversation, it came to light that there was a lack of representation of womxn like TITT in, among other forms of media, the podcast world.  In particular, there was no podcast that TITT could subscribe to that would enable them to feel seen, heard, or understood as modern Asian Pacific American working mothers. The womxn of TITT Talks knew that this void was one they could fill by sharing their voices and experiences through their casual conversations, which were already taking place on a routine basis. Thank you for the positive feedback we have received since our launch in early June 2020.  We are delighted to hear that we are bringing you content that you can finally relate to as mothers, professionals, millennials, and Asian Pacific Americans. ____________________________________________CONNECT WITH US  Sign up for our NEWSLETTER – TITT Talks Tea IG: titt_talks FACEBOOK: TITT Talks E-MAIL: TITTtalks@gmail.com YOUTUBE: TITT Talks Podcast ____________________________________________ WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU  What topics would you like to hear discussed on the show? Click HERE to let us know! 

In this edition of the OP Diaries, I am joined by Omar Sohail, son of the former Pakistan Chief of Air Staff Aman Sohail. Omar gives us an insight into the parallels between civilian life and being an military brat and gives us an insider track into the mindset of a man who commanded so much influence for a number of years, his father. He talks us through the rather unsettled lifestyle one leads as the son of an armed forces officer. We also discuss the privileges afforded to members of the armed forces, the abuse of power, the enormous spending and influence, and the public perception. Lastly, Omar details how after all the places he has lived in due to the nature of his fathers’ job, he has found his ‘real’ home in Scotland where he now resides with his wife.

In this episode, I am joined by Nadeem Zia who is months away from completing his Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance and serves as a lecturer at the University of Dundee and a tutor at the University of St Andrews. As somebody who migrated from Pakistan for further study, Nadeem’s primary interest has always been in matters relating to the Pakistani economy, which is inevitably tied into Pakistani politics. We begin our discussion on the economic woes facing Pakistan with specific examples and ‘tales of scandal’, as well as the role of OP’s as a driving force. Naturally, we pivot and discuss politics like an itch that must be scratched. Finally, we reach some uneasy conclusions like a couple of regular Shahid Masoods and Nadeem offers up some sage advice.

A short decade from now, Africa will have the youngest workforce in an aging world and the potential to become a spectacular economic success story. Or it could become home to the overwhelming majority of the world’s poor. “By 2030 or so, we'll probably need to create about 11 million jobs a year,” says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, one of the world's leading development economists. “That’s a tall order.” But not an impossible one, says Okonjo-Iweala, a former managing director of the World Bank and Finance Minister of Nigeria. While the window for Africa to become a job-creating manufacturing powerhouse like the so-called “Asian Tiger” countries, she says there is still the potential that “smokestack-less” industries such as services and technology that are booming in countries like Rwanda could help create an economic African Lion. Okonjo-Iweala says African policymakers must learn the lessons of the continent’s most recent boom in order to ensure a prosperous future. For the first 15 years of the 21st century, African economies as a group grew annually by four to six percent, at times outpacing the average global growth rate. African policymakers helped through better macroeconomic management of things like exchange rates, inflation, and negotiating down the continents huge debt burden. But falling commodity prices over the past several years expose a weakness in that success, stalling growth, and now African policymakers must push further to support entrepreneurs by investing in infrastructure and education and cutting the bureaucratic red tape that can stifle innovation. Okonjo-Iweala spoke with PolicyCast host Thoko Moyo after a recent visit to Harvard Kennedy School to deliver the Robert S. McNamara Lecture on War and Peace. For more on this topic, check out Okonjo-Iweala’s lecture, which sponsored by the Institute of Politics and titled “The Changing Face of Povery: Can Africa Surprise the World?”

Pakistan is the most frequent client of the IMF.  For this reason the subject remains under constant debate, as does the country’s inability to achieve either stabilization or sustained growth. Adnan Mazrei who is now with the Peterson institute was with the IMF for 25 years and rose to the position of Deputy director in the Middle east and central Asia Department. Among his assignments he was the mission chief for Pakistan for about 4 years.  If I may add he was genuinely committed to making Pakistan achieve a successful stabilization. I know Adnan to be very knowledgeable about the IMF and Pakistan.  For this reason, I persuaded him to tell us about The nature of IMF programs; Pakistan’s relationship with the IMF; and Macroeconomics and development This episode is important to all Pakistanis who want to understand the IMF programs and Pakistan. I do hope the media people will listen to this before their fresh programs or writings on the subject.  They can be free to use this, but with the necessary attributions.  Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050”now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

In the midst of the EEE crisis, a new mosquito species is quietly establishing itself in the southeastern part of the state. It has the ability to spread a litany of tropical diseases, including Zika. Scientists say climate change is causing the species to move north. Listen as Jeanette Hinkle, a multimedia journalist with the Daily News, talks about the issues surrounding the growing mosquito population in Massachusetts and how it effects people's health. Read more about this story and the 2019 EEE crisis in Massachusetts at https://metrowestdailynews.com/topics/mosquito-illness-2019

Riaz ul Haq, an ex Intel employee with experience of several startups, has also been an avid Pakistan watcher with a successful blog. Today we pick his brain on the efforts to digitize the Pakistan economy and establish a startup culture.  Listen to this very interesting conversation which recounts historical events in silicon valley and explains what policies for digitization and startups should look like.   Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050”now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Throughout this show, we've always discussed how conservative values are defined, and how progressivism has taken control of our societies. When God is removed, and religion is stamped out, it allows for people to be more easily manipulated. Darwinism is an example of this, not just with the theory of evolution, but racism via the advocacy of a superior race.

DON'T MISS THIS ONE! We are going to go on a journey through the powerful lives of the African Lion and the Asian Tiger, while comparing and discussing what make each of them great; BUT there can only be one KING of of the Jungle! Both are powerful and have NO Natural predatory enemies. simply said the BUCK STOPS with them. No looking over their shoulder... nothing hunting them, accept wicked people... (who shouldn't really count any way) HERE IS THE FACTS:  It has been proven through actual coliseum battles and if you look at the physical attributes - the TIGER WINS. It's Bigger by almost 300lbs, Stronger, and has more Bite force than a lion. BUT.... who has more POWER... Let me prove it's the LION. The answer lies in CAPACITY. The Tiger is a solitary animal that does not have the instincts of leadership or community to thrive and grow with a group. Power of leadership to grow a large pride to hunt bigger creatures, eat more regularly because of the prides team effort Power of protection from enemies or when vulnerable during times of stress or weakness. Power of love and companionship that gives peace and playfulness to re-energize. You have to catch the whole Podcast but It's a damn good one. Now ask yourself are you are operating like a powerful tiger all alone with no room to grow, protect or hunt bigger things. OR are you BEING a Lion ... Operating in a tribe with MEN that have your back and hunt WITH YOU, things that would not be possible alone. YOU MUST DECIDE TO BE KING. Period. Lerrod Smalls  Founder of Black Warrior King Rise of the Black Warrior Podcast

On a visit to the UMT I had a very interesting discussion on the vision and the people behind University of Management technology.  The discussion also went into the idea of and the role of research, the role of the business school and the economy.  Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Faizan Qayyum (@faizaanq) a young PhD student in Urbana-Champaign in Illinois is doing a thesis on local government and the civil service. We talk to him to focus on The necessity of local government for service delivery and effective development. Can there be local government if DCs and Commissioners continue to run cities? The importance of cities in economic development and why cities are an important unit on which local government should be based. How local government requires autonomy at the lowest possible unit. Autonomy allows innovative competitive solutions to emerge. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

People in Pakistan and many developing countries seem to think that policy is wishing. The belief is that the government has a magic wand and can make things happened. Today we talk on this subject to a professor of Public policy who has been teaching researching and writing about policy. I asked him to tell us what policy is and how we make it. As many of you know, I write extensively about the missing policy process in Paksitan and the lack of understanding what policy is. For example see here https://medium.com/@nadeemhaque/imran-khan-build-governance-not-raja-rule-bf5baf3c1328 ‘Paul Cairney is Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling, UK (@Cairneypaul).  His research interests are in comparative public policy. His research spans comparisons of policy theories (Understanding Public Policy, 2012), methods associated with key theories (Handbook of Complexity and Public Policy, 2015), international policy processes (Global Tobacco Control, 2012), and comparisons of UK and devolved policymaking.’ His website is here https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/cv/ Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Zia Banday has developed a new city index with Prime institute.  Zia is a multifaceted individual—a former naval officer,  ex investment banker, an entrepreneur, and now a city innovator.  Listen to how he came to value cities, what he thinks cites should be like and what his city index is. Cities are the most important resource a country has. They are the one resource that we neglect, and our bureaucrats use as their personal property and refuse to let develop. We will return again and again to understanding the complexity of cities. I urge you all to take up the issue of urban reform and make our cities for the people and not the elite and bureaucrats.  Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Dr. Ishrat Husain is a leading economist, who has played many important roles both in policy and academia. Today we discuss a subject on which he has been very passionate—civil service reform. He led the National Commission on Government Reform in Musharraf’s time and has recently written a book called “Governing the Ungovernable”. He has important ideas on institutions, governance and civil service reform. In the coming days the new government might even use his ideas to implement their much-awaited reform.  There a number of research and writing themes that emerge in this podcast. So please listen and further the debate.  Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Gwadar has been a chimera for Pakistan for long. For 15 years it has been hyped up. A port was built. A city was laid out. Highways built. The promise of a deep-water port which will be gate for central Asia through Pakistan. The debate has been long and costly. Returns still awaited.  Now with CPEC Gwadar is again being held up as important for Pakistan’s future. We will talk to Naveed Iftikhar on his research into Gwadar to discuss What was the promise of Gwadar? Why has it not taken off? What were the mistakes? What is the promise? How can it be made to work? Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Once known as a hugely successful " Asian Tiger" economy built on hi-tech manufacturing, Taiwan's recent economic growth has been relatively sluggish, wages have stagnated and young people are leaving for better paid jobs in China and elsewhere. So what does the self-ruled island need to do to start roaring again? Caroline Bayley reports from Taipei. Producer and Presenter: Caroline Bayley Image: Taiwan Credit: BBC

Nadia Navawalla who has joined us om earlier episodes has been talking thinking research for the last few years. We discuss here what education means and should we think of education as a panacea.   There seems far too much agreement among the donor consultant community that education which never is properly defined is a panacea. It will solve all problems.  Do you agree. Listen to this episode and make up your mind. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Water is in the news. Suddenly Pakistan has started taking water seriously. Perhaps the CJP triggered it. It is great that we are taking the issue seriously. Water is indeed a lifeline issue and should be taken seriously. All experts have been agreed for a while that we are headed towards a water crisis. Yet the government and civil society has mostly been in oblivion till the CJP spoke.  Here we speak to Rafay Alam, an environmental lawyer who has been researching water for the last few years. He has talked to us on urban issues before.  This episode offers a wealth of information on water.  If you really want a quick update and deep education on water issues in Pakistan, listen to this.  Rafay also gives us a reading list on the subject. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Nadeem Khurshid and Mohamed Shoaib are 2 town planners actively involved in town planning. Their perspective is very important to get. The community of town planners is totally excluded from city management and has no career in our cities.  Is that good or bad.  Learn more by listening to this episode.   Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

The much-awaited UNDP Human Development Report focused on youth has been successfully launched and welcomed in Pakistan.  Led by Adil Najam and Faisal Bari, it is probably one of the largest research projects in Pakistan’s history. A large team (40 members) worked on it for 4 years to produce a detailed report listening to the youth on Pakistan.    Those of you who have followed this podcast will have heard of the youth bulge and its impact on many factors in the economy. Here listen to Adil’s report on the Youth bulge in Pakistan. Adil Najam (who appears for the third time on Soch Bichar) very eloquently gives you the gist of this very important work.  Listen to it and develop further research on this important area    Related material if interested is Access report here http://nhdr.undp.org.pk PIDE demographic dividend http://pide.org.pk/pdf/Working%20Paper/Demographic%20Dividend%20Final.pdf http://www.pide.org.pk/pdf/Working%20Paper/WorkingPaper-68.pdf Framework of Economic Growth was a youth focused policy https://www.theigc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Planning-Commission-2011-Final-Report.pdf Looking back explains youth focused policy and its underpinning’s in detail http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0 Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

lhan Niaz a young historian (Associate Professor at QAU and Author of 4 books) has just completed a well-researched manuscript on the state in the days of the Raj.  He asks several pertinent questions. Was the Raj only an extension of the British government? Did it adapt to local history and conditions? How did it influence subsequent history? I found this to be fascinating conversation. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Speaking to Ilhan Niaz a young historian (Associate Professor at QAU and Author of 4 books) on the research culture in Pakistan, how broken it is and how it can be fixed. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.  

Pakistan since its inception has been dependent on aid and aid-financed policy advisers. Lacking indigenous thinking, policy has always felt insecure and looked to easy solutions based on greater dependency on external agents. Following such advice policymakers have felt inadequate to tackle domestic policy issues. Donors in recent years have pushed the agenda of regional integration as vital to economic development. The initiation of CPEC is vital to the opening out of Pakistan to Central Asia and eventually to Pakistan playing a vital role in Asian trade and connectivity. CPEC is also playing a vital role in providing much needed energy and road infrastructure. We discuss regional connectivity with Haroon Sharif who has managed regional policy issues as a senior adviser in the World Bank and DFID. He has also had experience in several Pakistani policy positions and is now serving as an advisor to the National Defense University. While all economists agree on opening out the economy and the need to develop trade in your neighborhood and beyond, it is not quite clear whether an uncompetitive economy beset with poor governance and high cost of doing business will be able to take advantage only of regional policies.  Haroon sheds light on issues related to regional connectivity and how we can benefit from CPEC. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Khalil Hamdani has had extensive experience in development policy having served in PIDE, and several UN agencies for 30+ years. In particular he led the effort to develop FDI policies in several developing countries.  Here we discuss his ideas on development, FDI, role of economists and policies for development and their limits.  Several important ideas are discussed including approaches to research and thought. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Zaigham Khan is a well-known Pakistani anthropologist who has been analyzing recent events very provocatively in several columns in newspapers.  In this episode, he takes a ‘deep dive’ into Pakistan’s continuing struggle to find stable system of governance. While the current political impasse in which the judiciary, politicians and the establishment are all seeking supremacy is under considerable discussion on a daily basis in the media, there is little understanding of the deeper causes of the country’s political impasse. Here we examine this continuing crisis from several points of view—historically, sociologically, economically and of politically. The discussion is very interesting and informative especially who want to move beyond the mundane debate of the media pundits and the vacuous politicians. If you want to learn and especially if you want to conduct some research in this area, you must listen to this podcast. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.  

What is the wealth of nations? How can we measure it? What is the impact of education on wealth? Will the spread of education increase or decrease inequality of incomes? These profound questions affect all peoples and countries and are frequently discussed at many levels by the media, political leaderships, writers, thinkers and of course economists.  Adam Smith initiated the subject of economics with his book An Inquiry into the Wealth of Nations. Since then much serious economic research has focused on how people and nations can achieve wealth and welfare equitably. Surjit Bhalla is one of the finest economists from India who has frequently contributed to economic research and debate has now put out a new book, The New Wealth of nations. Surjit has contributed in a very significant manner to the literature in economics. He he has also written 2 books on cricket and also has been one of the leading forecasters and analysts of Indian elections.  Surjit’s new book is provocative and creative, shedding light on issues of country and global prosperity and equity. As always, he does very fine quantitative work providing solid evidence for his arguments. Listen to this very interesting podcast. It will certainly provoke you into thinking and investigating his ideas further. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

It is frequently argued that no matter how bad our democracy is all we need is to let the system run and it will automatically produce the finest democracy ever. We can go through many dynasties and we will achieve democracy. Here Saeed Afridi a former oil and gas professional now a PhD candidate in politics argues to the contrary. We discuss why research and debate on possible reform is so lacking in Pakistan. We also take up on how change is always sled by ideas and a debate among thinkers on change ideas. We discuss how change happens and why it is important to constantly think change. We discuss how merely running a faulty car with punctured tires will not fix itself without some tinkering and fixing.   Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

In collaboration with "Hafte Ki Seedhi Baat," "Soch Bichar" addresses the constitutional issue again today.  Today the Supreme Court has ruled to disqualify PM Nawaz Sharif.  This is not a day to celebrate but a day to reflect. We must reflect on why we not been able to achieve democracy. We must reflect on why our democratic government overstep their bounds all the time. We must reflect on our dynastic parliament. We must reflect on the continuing erosion of our institutions. Adnan Rasool a PHD candidate in Georgia has launched a podcast Hafte Ki seedhi Baat but more importantly is researching on constitutional issues. We had a fascinating discussion on why it is the poor constitutional design that is leading to a poor-quality democracy. Several themes for reform were discussed. We hope that there will be a wide-ranging discussion on these issues and a policy community on constitutional reform developed. That is the only way forward. People must push for reform by discussing such ideas and pushing for change. Don’t leave it to politicians who are benefitting from the system to change the system. You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

This is an important podcast for those interested in the political economy of development. Shahid Ahmed is a Pakistani economist with long experience of the UN and international financial markets. He has written a book provocatively titled Rentier Capitalism: Disorganized development and Social Injustice in Pakistan. We discuss his book where he examines why Pakistan developed differently from the rest of Asia. Several themes are examined and the conversation evolves very nicely to interesting themes on the political economy of Pakistan, trends in development thinking and the state of policymaking and governance. We come to interesting conclusion that might echo with some of you. In any case there are several interesting themes for research and thought that are developed in the conversation.  Shahid also has an interesting book recommendation at the end. So please watch for it. Stay Curious! Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here.  http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0 Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects

As we have discussed in many episodes, Entrepreneurship and innovation is an important source of growth in an economy. Entrepreneurship was also central to the Framework of Economic Growth of the Planning Commission that was approved by the government in 2011 and 2012. Sadly, like most good policies it was neither read nor implemented. Entrepreneurship also plays a central role in my book ‘Looking Back.” A study on entrepreneurships in Pakistan is available here.  http://www.pide.org.pk/pdf/Working%20Paper/WorkingPaper-29.pdf While in previous episodes we have discussed entrepreneurship with economists and thinker who have studied the subject, in this episode, we will discuss the subject with 2 entrepreneurs who are entrepreneurs. But now they have become entrepreneurship evangelists which involves incubating entrepreneurship and creating an entrepreneurship ecosystem.    Faisal Sherjan has been a founding spirit of Geo and venture capital funds in UK and is now managing the LUMS incubator for entrepreneurship while he is also investing in a number of startups.  Kurram Zafar has set up successful startups in Silicon Valley and  has been involved in many ventures in Pakistan. He set up the Plan 9 incubator and the LUMS incubator and has now developed the first venture capital fund for Pakistan. Listen to these to entrepreneurs talk about the entrepreneurship, How to think like an entrepreneur; How you can find opportunities; How to do a startup; What and incubator is and how it can help you; What is an entrepreneurial ecosystem is and why it is necessary; What is needed in policy to support entrepreneurship.  Listen and learn and as always comment, discusses and debate.  Stay Curious! Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here.  http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0 Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.  

Governance remains Pakistan’s biggest challenge as we have seen in many of our podcasts.  Recent news also confirms the importance of understanding and improving our governance.  I know I have often argued civil service is an important component of any governments reform that Pakistan might undertake. Saeed Shafqat is an important thinker in the area of civil service reform and governments. He has written many important research articles on the subject has been training civil servants for many decades. He also heads FC College University Center for Public Policy and Governance. We discuss the underpinnings of governance reform The need to change the culture of governance through deep seated reform of both politics and the civil service The need to reimagine governance and within it the kinds of supporting technical professional, administrative, judicial legal regulatory systems that are now needed We remain embedded in colonial systems that are too stretched to meet the needs of a much larger population, growing globalization and major technological challenges Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here.  http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0 Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

“Institutions are important for growth and development” is now well known and accepted. There are many measures of institutional development (eg Competiveness, Governance matters, Ease of Doing business) that have been developed around the world. Most of them tell us that justice, legal frameworks and contract enforcement are important items that must work well. There is little research is how to reform and make these systems better. Over the years a number of donors have funded fairly large projects in this regard with little success. Osama Siddique is one young Law researcher who has done some great work to understand Pakistan’s law and justice system and has some great ideas to discuss. Sadly, Pakistan has produced too few legal scholars like Osama who have researched our law and justice system to develop concrete ideas for reform.  This is a very important podcast that scholars and thinkers must listen to and discuss and develop research on. Recent involvement of the courts in the prevailing political mess have revealed the huge weaknesses in our law and court system. We must listen to Osama and develop much research and debate in this area and push for legal and judicial reform if Pakistan is to move forward.  Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here.  http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0 Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Russ Roberts is one of the most important economic thinkers and popularizers of our time. His podcast Econtalk is the most perceptive podcast for learning economics. You will find the most in-depth discussions of many subjects there and his interviews and interview style is enviable. While Russ has published extensively in academic journals and is a professor of economics in George Mason University, he has done a lot to present key economic ideas to a wider audience.  His books, “The Choice,” “The Invisible Heart,” and ‘The Price of Everything” are written for the lay audience in fictional form to explain economic thinking and analysis. They clarify difficult economic concepts and are very provocative for generating very interesting learning discussions. They are a must for anyone interested in economics. Russ has also made economics music videos—a series of debates in rap between Keynes and Hayek.  Once again very useful for understanding economics. Russ’s most recent book is “how Adam Smith can Change your life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness.” We will use Russ’s vast experience in economics to discuss several key issues that are important to all who are interested in economic thought and policy. His reflections on a career in economics and how his thinking has changed over time. Key economic thinkers such as Smith, Keynes, Hayek and the Austrians. The nature of policy and policy thinking. The role of models, emergence and self-organization in understanding economics. There is a lot in this podcast if you are interested in economics.  I urge you to listen to it carefully and if you are student share it and discuss it in class. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here.  https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Entrepreneurship and innovation are at the core of development. When we first put these concepts in the Framework of Economic Growth (FEG) in the Planning Commission, people were surprised. Given the preoccupation with fiscal arithmetic and ‘theories of a bygone era’ most people thought economics was all about deficits, and growth was about development projects and aid.    Phil Auerswald a professor of Economics at George Mason University helped with the FEG preparing both a background paper as well as a documentary on entrepreneurship. Since then Phil has written 2 books. The first “The Coming Prosperity” is about how entrepreneurship across the globe could lead to huge gains for the global population. His second book “The Code Economy” is a human history as seen through the lens of technology or what is at the back of all technology—recipes or code. Here we discuss Phil’s involvement in Pakistan What entrepreneurship is? And what policies can nurture is? What code and technology is? What lessons for policy can we derive. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here.  https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Despite much talk India Pakistan dialog does not seem to move forward. Here Saleem Ali a Pakistani professor at Delaware discusses his ideas about how the dialog can be taken forward and what role the world and friendly countries can play to facilitate it.  We also discuss the role of various factions in each country can play to achieving more regional integration. We also discuss why domestic reform remains underweighted in the debate especially in Pakistan. The pace of domestic reform in both countries appears to be very slow with much of the colonial administration intact and local government still very weak.    This is an important subject that also needs more attention but with more innovation than in the past.    Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.  

On September 26, Hudson Institute�s South and Central Asia program hosted a discussion on Pakistan�s political economy at 70 years with Dr. Nadeem ul Haque.

On September 26, Hudson Institute�s South and Central Asia program hosted a discussion on Pakistan�s political economy at 70 years with Dr. Nadeem ul Haque.

Hilton Root is a professor in Public Policy and Economics in George Mason University. He has published many books and is now working on using complexity to understand economic history and development.  His new book is “Global Transformations in Economic History”. In this book, he uses complexity theory to understand economic history. It sheds new light on how the west evolved technology and institutors to achieve global domination. Why did China which had the lead in technology all the way through the middle ages surrender this lead? Why was decentralized and warring Europe the cauldron of change and discovery in the 18th and 19th centuries? How did the notion of sovereignty and systems fo governance evolve?   All students of economics and all people interested in policy must listen to this and clean fresh perspectives on how global economic transitions happened.   Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Amer Raza, now a Ph.D. candidate in University of Massachusetts, has been teaching in the University of Peshawar. We discuss the inner working of a Pakistani university from the perspective of an insider. What emerges is a picture of teaching colleges with limited mentoring and motivating students. Sadly, students are not getting a holistic learning experience which will prepare them for a life of competition in an increasingly globalized world full of change. It is just bad management of universities and a system created by HEC for failure while counting numbers.  Listen to this and get into some research and writing about these universities to see if we can change them into modern eco-systems of knowledge.  Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Asim Khwaja is one of our bright young economists now a Professor in Harvard and engaged in some great research on Pakistan. Asim has for the last 8 years been involved with civil the revenue service in Pakistan conducting randomized control trials to see if incentive could be used in the context a wider civil service reform to produce a more performance oriented civil service. Here we discuss the results and methodology of his research that has appeared in the QJE and other good journals. We also discussed ho these results should be used in policy as well as how policy is made and the use of research in policy. We also discuss wider issues of civil service reform and governance in Pakistan. A great discussion on many levels and much to learn from. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.  

Prof Steve Keen is a profound critic of Neoclassical economics and the author of “Debunking Economics” and several papers and courses on reframing macroeconomics. He is also ranked the 18th most influentail economist today. https://richtopia.com/inspirational-people/top-100-economists He is a strong proponent of the Minsky model and has operationalized it for policy and real-time tracking. His new book, “Can we avoid another Financial crisis” is a great read, very well researched and forcefully argued. In this podcast, we discussed his critique of the standard economic model how he saw the global crisis of 2008, the Minsky model, and How he sees the possibility of further crises Many Pakistanis are very suspicious of neoclassical economics and yes there is good reason to be. Indeed, critical thinking requires that we examine critiques and not swallow any one theory as dogma. I am very grateful to professor Keen for giving us an education in good economics that is different from what most of us are taught in class.  So enjoy and think about how you can develop build your own research on development or on Pakistan using Steve’s work. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.  

We return to the subject of higher education and we will keep returning to it given its importance to the economy and welfare of Pakistan. Here we talk to Mr. Wasif Rizvi the founding president of Habib University.  Mr Rizvi, a Harvard graduate has been associated with education in many parts of the world including Pakistan. I enjoyed our discussion which gave me several new ideas about how to think about developing higher education in a country like Pakistan.  He has a holistic concept of education centered around students which could be truly transformative. I agree with him that education while providing skills must most importantly instill humanity and human civilization.  I hope HEC and educationists will listen. Much to learn here as in all our education podcasts. Listen to his book recommendation at the end of the podcast. Very good book. All should read. Listen to his advice to students and journalists on how to think about education. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Some episodes are worth repeating for those who have not heard them. This was played in earlier dys when few knew of SOCH BICHAR. so here it is again.  Pakistan economy grows in spurts. Pakistan has a young population is that needs employment.   "Given the youth bulge that Paksitan is going through till 2050, the economy needs to at a sustained rate of 8% per annum for the next 30 years" Framework of Economic Growth of the Plannign Commission 2011. Questions discussed are: What can we learn from the growth experience of the world? The importance of the software of growth--institutions and what institutions are? what is the the geography of growth The preoccupation fo our rulers with "hardware"--projects and aid. Anjum and Nadeem Discuss many aspects of growth policy and literature while also discussing why Paksitan does not attained the required sustained growth.  An important subject to which we will return again and again.  Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Pakistan has many excellent intellectuals, professionals and entrepreneurs in our diaspora. Mahboob Mahmood is one of them. A lawyer from Harvard and Princeton; a man who worked with Obama, an entrepreneur, a writer and a man passionately interested in education. His firm “Knowledge Platform” http://www.knowledgeplatform.com is providing web-based education to 6 countries including China. He has spent a lot of time and effort trying to help Pakistani kids educated through technology.  Today we talk about education again—we have done it 4 times before. But we will return to it again and again since it is such an important subject.  We discuss many aspects of education especially the role of technology in education and especially the need to change the education paradigm in Pakistan. Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan. Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.      

Welcome to Season 2 of 80 Days: an exploration podcast. Today we will be exploring the fascinating history and culture of Singapore , the lion city. This tiny island city-state is home to 5.5 million people and is located just off the southern tip of the Malay peninsula, one degree north of the equator. It’s a country without seasons, remaining hot and humid year-round, and gained full independence just 51 years ago, although it wasn’t a cause for celebration at the time, as we’ll see. Since then, Singapore has developed rapidly as an Asian Tiger economy, despite its lack of any natural resources and today is one of the most well-developed and successful cities in the world. Your hosts are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Hong Kong, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne@anbeirneach in Switzerland. (Theme music byThomas O’Boyle). Find full shownotes on www.80daypodcast.com *Topics:* [05:02] Early History and founding of the "Lion City" [14:05] Dutch and British East India Companies in the area [17:41] Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds a British colony [26:20] Singapore growing, with little government [31:00] Music break (traditional) [31:25] World War 1 aftermath and fortification of Singapore [35:38] World War 2, Battle of Malaya [44:43] Japanese Occupation [48:35] Post-war unrest, self-determination, the rise of Lee Kuan Yew [52:00] A Malaysia including Singapore [56:15] Involuntary Independence [58:22] Music Break (modern patriotic song) [59:00] Modern Singapore [1:05:55] Economy [1:09:15] Population planning [1:13:49] Crime and punishment [1:19:32] Languages: melting pot of speech [1:24:54] Military song in Singlish

Brief look at the domestic reforms South Korea is undertaking; schooling Japan on the limits of currency devaluation.

The wind of change sweeps across parts of the Middle East and North Africa -- an assessment from Jeremy Bowen. Basque separatist group ETA announced last year they would no longer use violence to campaign for the region's independence; Sarah Rainsford watches a new political party launch in Spain. Will Ross follows the first elections in Uganda since the end of war in the north of the country. Indonesia hopes to ride the wave of economic growth in the developing world and become the next big emerging market; Peter Day meets the Indonesians hoping for economic change; that their country might become the next Asian Tiger. And Trish Flanagan takes a trip along Ireland's rural roads to see the sport that stops the traffic.