Ishrat Husain

Authors: Ishrat Husain, Aijaz A. Qureshi, Nadeem HussainThe Economy of Modern Sindh delves into the different aspects of Sindh’s economy—from geography, topography, climate, administrative history, and demographics, to the political landscape, education, health, labour force and employment, po..

Pakistan faces a multitude of economic challenges some of them man made and domestic and the other external and natural. There is very little disagreement on the diagnostics — weak institutions, low productivity. Low savings and investment, burgeoning burden of debt, Macroeconomic instabilit..

Essays in Honour of Dr Ishrat HusainEdited by Vaqar Ahmed & Maaz Javed Foreword by Dr Tariq BanuriThis volume presents diverse perspectives under the theme of Economy, Welfare, and Reforms in Pakistan. The editors have brought together leading economists and social scientists..

This insightful analysis into the prevailing economic situation in Pakistan has three distinguishing features. It is an exhaustive, analytical history of economic development in Pakistan during the last seventy years; it provides an explanation of Pakistan’s economic performance in the pol..

Pakistan, since its independence in 1947, had to face tumultuous years for the first four decades. Despite the many challenges, both internal and external, the country was able to register a 6 percent average annual growth rate during the first forty years of its existence. The country was..