Pakistan - The Political Economy of Growth, Stagnation and the State, 1951-2009 (Hardcover)

This book provides a comprehensive reassessment of the development of the economy of Pakistan since independence to the present. It employs a rigorous statistical methodology, which has applicability to other developing economies, to define and measure episodes of growth and stagnation, and to examine how the state has contributed to each. Contesting the orthodox view that liberalisation has been an important driver of growth in Pakistan, the book places the state at the centre of economic development, rather than the market. It examines the state in relation to its economic roles in mobilising resources and promoting a productive allocation of those resources, and its political roles in managing the conflict inherent in economic development. The big conclusions for economic growth in Pakistan are that liberalisation, the market and the external world economy in fact have less influence than that of the state and conflict. Overall, the book offers analyses of the different successive approaches to promoting economic growth and development in Pakistan, relates these to medium-term economic outcomes - periods of growth and stagnation - and thereby explains how the mechanisms by which the state can better promote growth and development.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia
Release date:	August 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Matthew McCartney
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-57747-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > General
LSN:	0-415-57747-0
Barcode:	9780415577472

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