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Abbas Moosvi

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Privatisation is no panacea

In Pakistan, anything ‘state-owned’ is treated as bad by default — as if there is something inherent in the model that ensures failure. This...

18.04.2024 80

The Express Tribune

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Cult of individuality

Think of ‘success’ in the contemporary age and a few words come to mind: initiative, influence, innovation, inspiration, individuality. Other than...

27.03.2024 30

The Express Tribune

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Asserting economic sovereignty

Persistently high rates of inflation are the result of current account deficits, i.e. when the import bill exceeds proceeds from exports and...

16.03.2024 60

The Express Tribune

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Comparing Western Foreign Aid To Chinese Assistance

The central difference between Western approaches to ‘aid’ and Chinese ones is that the former is fueled by adherence to one particular ideology,...

24.02.2024 6

The Friday Times

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‘Healing’ from elite capture

T he vast majority of talk around ‘elite capture’ carries a moralistic central implication: if only we had more honest individuals at the helm of...

23.02.2024 30

The Express Tribune

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A pro-people manifesto?

I magine a political party that, rather than pushing ‘policies’ in a haphazard, ill-informed and patronising manner, was instead only interested...

09.01.2024 10

The Express Tribune

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Markets and competition

E conomists see an inverse relationship between government regulations and ‘market competition’ — an idea that is taken at face value in policy...

23.12.2023 60

The Express Tribune

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‘Expertise’ or ideological hegemony?

P akistan’s policymaking domain is saturated with individuals who perceive their role as purely ‘technical’ in its fundamental essence. Akin to...

05.12.2023 30

The Express Tribune

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Rethinking Pakistan’s cities

Despite one of the most rapid rates of urbanisation in South Asia, Pakistan’s cities remain inhospitable to ordinary working people. Runaway sprawl,...

20.11.2023 30

The Express Tribune

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Dissent and civic engagement

Pakistan is a country where ordinary citizens are treated not as dynamic participants in societal processes, but passive spectators. Questioning...

11.11.2023 30

The Express Tribune

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No progress without land reform

The failure of Pakistan’s ruling class to conduct substantive land reform has meant the preservation of entrenched power structures, persistently...

22.10.2023 30

The Express Tribune

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Policy sector woes

Folks in the policy domain of Pakistan, including think tanks, development consultancies, non-government organisations and government agencies,...

03.10.2023 40

The Express Tribune

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Rethinking electoral politics

Mainstream political parties in Pakistan operate as fiefdoms, with no internal transparency in terms of democratic norms, hierarchical progression,...

15.09.2023 30

The Express Tribune

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