Public Administration Flashcards
Argument - Regulations Drive City Sprawl and Pollution
National Aspect
Cities are forced by regulations to suit officials’ downtown occupation to push population and high-rise buildings out of the city. The resulting sprawl has caused unlivable pollution in almost all cities.
Dr. Nadeem-ul-Haque
Reform Manifesto, PIDE, January 2024
Argument - Politicized Public Investment Leads to Waste and Confusion
National Aspect
Public investment (via PSDP) has been politicized. All politicians push their projects in their constituencies without economic analysis. Not only has this led to waste, but it has also confused local politics with national politics, with MNA, MPAs, and even ministers and chief ministers behaving as local councilors. Besides, these projects have become a part of patronage politics.
Dr. Nadeem-ul-Haque
Reform Manifesto, PIDE, January 2024
Argument - Colonial Structures Stifle Talent and Innovation in Pakistan
National Aspect
As Pakistan lurches, from one crisis to another, the ruling and controlling colonial structures remain talent-repellent. Innovative, entrepreneurial, and research skills have no opportunity here and are forced to leave. The colonial structures are further reinforced as they have no challenge to their authority. However, this also means antiquated institutions cannot deal with the 21st century global economic environment.
Dr. Nadeem-ul-Haque
Reform Manifesto, PIDE, January 2024
Argument - Aid Institutions Mask Pakistan’s Colonial Economy
The huge aid/lending institutions, pretend as if Pakistan is a modernized economy. They merely add burdens onto the 19th century, colonial structure. Loans are too easily given. Organic thought and research remain stunted as international consultants allow no room for research.
Dr. Nadeem-ul-Haque
Reform Manifesto Transforming Economy and Society, PIDE, January 2024
Tell % of Growth, Addition of Jobs, how many Years
Solution - Pakistan’s Need for Sustained Growth & Addition of Jobs annually to years to Address Demographic and Debt Challenges
To tackle issues of changing demographics and debt, Pakistan must achieve and sustain an annual growth rate of 7-9% for an extended period. PIDE estimates that the demographic bulge will continue until 2056, requiring over two million new jobs annually for the next 30 years. This growth rate is achievable, as evidenced by India’s consistent performance over the past 20 years.
growth rate of 7-9% |two million new jobs annually for the next 30 years
PIDE, Reform Agenda on Accelerated and Sustained Growth, 2021
Pakistan’s Political stability index
(-1.1) 1996, (-2.81) 2011, (-1.5) 2021
Political stability index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong)
(EIU, 2021) The index of Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood that the government will be destabilized or overthrown by unconstitutional or violent means, including politically motivated violence and terrorism. The index is an average of several other indexes from the Economist Intelligence Unit, the World Economic Forum, and the Political Risk Services, among others. The index is an average of several other indexes from the Economist Intelligence Unit, the World Economic Forum, and the Political Risk Services, among others.
Solution - key conditions for sustainable growth and progress (Acemoglu and Robinson (2012))
- Effective systems for information processing to ensure smooth and efficient transactions (strong governance and market institutions).
- Rapid expansion of research and development (R&D) to drive innovation, productivity, branding, marketing, and competitiveness within the global value chain.
as summarized by Acemoglu and Robinson (2012) from the work of Nobel Laureates like Robert Lucas, Douglas North, and Paul Romer.
