The Pakistan Development Review

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Volume 64, issue 1, 2025

Impact of Globalisation, AI Adoption, and FinTech Integration on Banking Sector Performance and Customer Satisfaction in Post-COVID Pakistan pp. 1-18

Muhammad Saeed Iqbal and Sofi Mohd Fikri

Balancing Trade and Competition in Pakistan pp. 25-52

Muhammad Zeshan

Strategies for Transforming Agro-Commodity into Agro-industrial Clusters in Pakistan pp. 53-72

Mubarik Ali

The Great Defiance How the World took on British Empire pp. 73-76

David Veevers

Overview Professor John Komlos is a former chairman of the Department of Economic History at the University of Munich and also taught as a visitor at Harvard, Duke, and the University of Vienna. In his book, Foundations of Real-World Economics: What Every Economics Student Needs to Know and Doesnt Get in the Usual Principles Text, he examined mainstream economics and contemporary economic policies. This book has been translated into Chinese, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian, and other languages are forthcoming. This can be categoriSed as a major reference book to study the hopelessness of mainstream economic thought in explaining contemporary economic issues. Professor Komlos received a PhD in history in 1978 and a second PhD in economics in 1990, both from the University of Chicago. His academic career mainly consists of research and study of the effect of economic development on human biology. This background is reflected in the contents and sub-topics of his book in which he established the links of economics with neurology, psychology, sociology, ideology, and humanism. He advocates for a new paradigm: Capitalism with a human face by differentiating humanistic and mainstream economics based on their fundamental characteristics. Humanistic economics accepts the foundational achievements of sister disciplines as well as behavioral psychology. Instead of using mathematical logic, he emphasises considering human sentiments and morality, which cannot be incorporated into mathematical equations. In his own words, I believe that our starting point should not be Adam Smiths Wealth of Nations (1776), but his Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), in which Smith asserted forcefully that we possess an innate empathy toward our fellow human beings pp. 77-80

John Komlos

Volume 63, issue 3, 2024

Issues of Food Pricing Policy in Pakistan and the Way Forward (Article) pp. 357-382

Abedullah Anjum and Farah Naz

Evidence of Turkey Falling into the Middle Income Trap (Article) pp. 383-398

Bilal Kargi

Understanding the Role of Income in Personal Happiness: A Comprehensive PSM Analysis in the United States (Article) pp. 399-416

Hicham Ouakil, Lakhal Tarik, Hicham El Ouazzani and Abdelhamid Moustabchir

Why Do Indians Experience Less Happiness Than Pakistanis? (Article) pp. 417-428

P Azad, Pk Sujathan and Aamir Ahmad Teeli

Feminisation of Migration; Historical Aspects, Contemporary Trends and Socio-economic Empowerment of Women (Article) pp. 429-448

Meetha Ram and Bakhtawar Nizamani

Pakistans Urban Water Challenges and Prospects (Policy) pp. 449-462

Nazam Maqbool

Forex Savings through Biogas Energy in Pakistan (Policy) pp. 463-474

Syed Muhammad Mehdi

A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective (Book Review) pp. 475-477

Asad Ejaz Butt

Volume 63, issue 2, 2024

Political Economy of Tax and Digital Transformations in Pakistan - Special Invited Lecture (Article) pp. 135-160

Ehtisham Ahmad

Static and Dynamic Comparison of Monetary and Non-monetary Multidimensional Poverty: Evidence from Morocco (Article) pp. 161-184

El Azami Hicham and Qingjie Xia

Microcredit versus Child Schooling Nexus: Exploring Child Schooling Decisions in Rural Bangladesh (Article) pp. 185-202

Shahriar HKabir, Bindu Prashad Kairy and Mirza Kainath Ashrafi Khusbu

Employing Assistive Technology (AT) for Children with Special Educational Needs: A Case Study from Pakistan (Article) pp. 203-220

Mahwish Kamran and Nazia Bano

The Role of Early Childbearing on Child Health Outcomes in Punjab (Article) pp. 221-246

Aeman Nadeem

Utilisation Challenges of Public Health Insurance Initiatives: Evidences from Sehat Sahulat Programme (SSP) in Pakistan (Policy) pp. 247-288

Durre Nayab, Shujaat Farooq and Nabila Kunwal

Life Time Cost of Public Servants (Policy) pp. 289-306

Nadeem Ul Haque, Muhammad Ajmal Kakar, Nadeem Khan, Khurram Ellahi and Hassan Rasool

Agricultural Commodity Markets in Pakistan: Analysis of Issues (Policy) pp. 307-324

Samir Ahmed and Mansoor Ali

Transports and Logistics (Policy) pp. 325-352

Nadeem Ul Haque and Saba Anwar

Economic War: Ukraine and the Global Conflict between Russia and the West by Maximilian Hess (Book Review) pp. 353-355

Rameen Shahid

Volume 63, issue 1, 2024

The Geopolitics of Peace in a Post-Western World Special Invited Lecture (Article) pp. 1-18

Prof. Jeffrey Sachs

Koreas Saemaul Undong Revisited as Rural Development Game for Poverty Eradication: A New Development Economics Perspective (Article) pp. 19-44

Sung-Hee Jwa

Determinants of Management Practices among Manufacturing Firms in Pakistan (Article) pp. 45-64

Farrukh Iqbal and Aadil Nakhoda

Public Cognizance of E-waste Effects on Human Health and Environment: Evidence from Punjab, Pakistan (Article) pp. 65-88

Mohammad Armughan and Sameen Zafar

Macroeconomic Policy, Institutional Quality and Inclusive growth in Nigeria (Article) pp. 89-100

Nwosa Philip Ifeakachukwu and Babafemi Augustine Fagite

Manifestoes without Substance (Policy) pp. 101-110

Nadeem Ul Haque and Saddam Hussein

Pre-Afghan Taliban Refugee Exodus and the Complexities of Returning Home (Policy) pp. 111-122

Muhammad Khan

Is Corruption Perception Index Biased? An Ethnicity Based Analysis (Policy) pp. 123-131

Abida Naurin

Lahore in the 21st Century: The Functioning and Development of a Megacity in the Global South pp. 133-134

M. S. Nawaz

Volume 62, issue 4, 2023

School Education in Post-18th Amendment Balochistan: A Political Economy Perspective (Article) pp. 467-492

Rafiullah Kakar

Revisiting Urban Immovable Property Valuation: An Appraisal of Spatial Heterogeneities in Punjab Using Big Data (Article) pp. 493-520

Shoaib Khalid and Fariha Zameer

An Ecosystem Valuation for Enhanced Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Kabul River Basin (Article) pp. 521-537

Hameed Jamali, Muhammad Rafiq and Shakeel Hayat

Policy Impacts on Comparative Advantage and Production Protection to Cotton and Its Competing Crops in Pakistan (Article) pp. 539-551

Irfan Ahmed Baig, Sami Ullah and Shoaib Nasir

The Ongoing Crisis in the Sugar Industry: The Implications of Legislation and a Need for Deregulation (Article) pp. 553-572

Ahsan J. Pirzada, Naima Shahid and Roha Tahir Ghauri

Local Coal for Power Generation in Pakistan (Policy) pp. 573-589

Afia Malik

Situation of Brain Drain in Pakistan, with a Focus on the Healthcare Sector (Policy) pp. 591-598

Sameen Zafar

Invest in Future: Prioritising Youth Family Planning (Policy) pp. 599-603

Saima Bashir

Impact of Climate Change on Water in Pakistan (Policy) pp. 605-616

Nazam Maqbool

Volume 62, issue 3, 2023

An Evaluation of Different Tax Reform Proposals in Pakistan using CGE Model pp. 309-330

Muhammad Nadeem Sarwar

Decentralisation’s Effects on Health: Theory and Evidence from Balochistan, Pakistan pp. 331-356

Manzoor Ahmed and Abdul Qayyum

Factors Affecting Food Prices in Pakistan pp. 357-374

Nigar Zehra and Fauzia Sohail

Household Market Participation, Access, and Farm Productivity in AJK: Evidence from Farm Household Data pp. 375-394

Khush Bukhat Zahid

Estimating the Distributional Burden of General Sales Tax in Pakistan pp. 395-408

Iffat Ara

Firms Financial Inclusion and Export Performance: Evidence from Manufacturing Sector Firms in Pakistan pp. 409-430

Fareeha Adil and Rabia Nazir

Rain Rain Go Away: A Snapshot of the Flood 2022 and Way Forward pp. 437-444

Sobia Rose and Abedullah Abedullah

Unveiling the Myth of Import Substitution Policy in Pakistan pp. 445-448

Muhammad Zeshan

What are the Factors Making Pakistan’s Exports Stagnant? Insight from Literature Review pp. 449-460

Ghulam Mustafa and Saqib Hussain

Will the Import Ban Prove Effective? pp. 461-465

Mohammad Shaaf Najib

Volume 62, issue 2, 2023

Strategic Trade Policy for Pakistan’s Textile Sector in 2018: Enhancing High Value-Added Exports through Low-Priced Intermediate Input (Article) pp. 145-166

Rabia Arif, Nida Jamil and Azam Chaudhry

Political Economy of Discretionary Allocation of Annual Development Programmes: Theory and Evidence from Balochistan (Article) pp. 167-197

Manzoor Ahmed

Is Economic Growth Inclusive in Punjab, Pakistan? A District Level Assessment Using the Composite Index (Article) pp. 199-222

Ghulam Mohey-ud-din and Khadija Ikram

Impact of Kitchen Structure and Cookstove Technology on Respiratory Health of Rural Women Exposed to Indoor Air Pollution in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (Article) pp. 223-234

Abedullah Abedullah and Muhammad Tanvir

Violent Conflict and Informal Institutions: Evidence from a Civil Conflict in Pakistan (Article) pp. 235-264

Muhsin Ali and Karim Khan

Pakistan: One Year Growth Strategy (Policy) pp. 265-280

Pide

A Small Club: Distribution, Power and Networks in Financial Markets of Pakistan (Policy) pp. 281-299

Nadeem Haque and Amin Husain

Social and Civic Engagement: Building Community or “Bowling Alone”? (BASICS Notes) pp. 301-308

Durre Nayab

Volume 62, issue 1, 2023

Construction without Real Estate Development (Article) pp. 1-14

Nadeem Haque and Nadeem Khurshid

Performance of Asian MFIs: The Role of Capital Structure and Macro-Institutional Quality (Article) pp. 15-40

Adnan Habib and Shahriar Kabir

Dowry and Female Education: A Theoretical Evaluation (Article) pp. 41-59

Sushobhan Mahata, Rohan Kanti Khan and Soumyajit Mandal

Firms and Technology Adoption: The Role of Political Institutions and Market Size (Article) pp. 61-85

Ahmed Qasim

The Fall of Urdu and the Triumph of English in Pakistan: A Political Economic Analysis (Article) pp. 87-104

Zehra Aftab and John Willoughby

Towards a Stable Economy and Politics (Policy) pp. 105-114

Nadeem Haque and Raja Rafi Ullah

Wheat Support Price: A Note for Policymakers (Policy) pp. 115-124

Abdul Jalil, Fahd Zulfiqar, Muhammad Aqeel Anwar, Nasir Iqbal and Saud Ahmed Khan

Does Free Market Mechanism Offer a Win-Win Situation to Wheat Consumers and the Government? (Policy) pp. 125-131

Abedullah Abedullah

Street Vending: An Introduction and Overview (Policy) pp. 133-143

Abbas Moosvi