In order to achieve effective results, that is turn ideological aims, goals and concepts into effective practice, policy makers need better vocabulary, similar to business managers, who need better vocabulary to effectively manage and derive optimal results from their team members. The idea stems from an interesting piece written by Nadeem Chauhan of Navitus Consultancy, [...]
This post is a response to the article published by Sanjay Kartaria on the magazine last week: How Anti Inflation Works. I realize that is the idea, but does it really work? This article drew my interest given what I feel is the basic policy dilemma which is based on replicating policy from one end [...]
When we thought we had it all figured out, there came along some interesting notes: ‘Raghu’s paper is squarely in that “old” political-economy tradition: it asks why countries do not reform and why underdevelopment persists as a result. His answer is a twist on the traditional story: the problem is not so much a narrow [...]
For centuries music has been associated as the liberating factor, a factor whose status and practice shows the stance and stage of liberty at which a society stands! For instance, ‘Rock music was severely restricted in Communist dictatorships, just as jazz was in Nazi Germany, for all the Platonic reasons: uncontrolled passions were seen as [...]
No- was the verdict given by an interesting article produced at the South Asian blog. In the following post, I would present my perspective on the article, and would further develop a theoretical model (hypothesis), based on the re-definition of modernity as defined towards the latter half of the post. Hopefully, you will stay tuned [...]
The Higher Education Dilemma- Case Pakistan A few weeks ago, while discussing the future of Pakistan, I hit some clichés which although vital can be considered redundant in terms of thought and creativity of development in Pakistan, as they are equivalent to banging on the old closed door, ‘for and against’ a rhetoric of education [...]
Surely! Under a protectionist regime, a regime which says NO to competition, free markets and empowerment of the human mind. It certainly does not fit with the future we want to attain in our country (Pakistan) in terms of mentality, thought or practice. It replicates the mentality of dependency and being second tier in world [...]
Both references give a pessimistic vibe to China and its fame. However, this may certainly not be the case. My discussion would predominantly be focussed around the former, with a general thought, while concluding on the latter. For starters, I would draw an analogy between the current Asian giant (China) and the pre 1990′s crisis [...]
Let alone a scientific definition- what is reality in essence? Is it the human thought, the physical self or the emotional presence – what is it in its pure form. Many a times, not all 3 forces in terms of thought, emotion and physical presence interact on common ground. Therefore, what is reality amongst the [...]
Can you draw a universal distinction between good and bad Economic Development policies? For one, I would say – nothing of the universal kind exists. The relevant distinction between good and bad is based upon the social context of application, the forces at play, the realities undefined and the mentality at bay. The view point [...]