DEMOCRACY OR MILITARY DICTATORSHIP: A CHOICE OF GOVERNANCE FOR THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF PAKISTAN

Shakeel Qadir (), Muhammad Tariq () and Muhammad Waqas ()
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Shakeel Qadir: Institute of Business & Technology
Muhammad Tariq: Institute of Business & Technology
Muhammad Waqas: Institute of Business & Technology

IBT Journal of Business Studies (JBS), 2016, vol. 12, issue 1, 39-51

Abstract: PurposeThis study is conducted to find out whether democratic or nondemocratic governments bring greater economic growth to Pakistan.MethodologyThe data of economic growth from the bureau of statistics is taken for the period 1947Pakistan’s independence to 2009 which includes four major democratic and four major autocratic era’s.FindingsWith the help of independent sample ttest it is concluded that growth has been better in the periods of autocratic rule with significant difference in areas such as GDP growth rate, CPI inflation, Floating debt and insignificant difference in areas such as Exports, Health Expenditure, FDI, and Electricity generation Practical ImplicationsThe study will help the related departments in forming the effective policies viable for economic growth and development of the country.This study sheds light on the performance of the major types of government systems in terms of economic and social growth

Keywords: HR Diversity Management; Trust on Leadership; Cooperative Norms; Knowledge Sharing. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.46745/ilma.ibtjbs.2016.121.4

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