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Abdus Samad

Dr. Abdus Samad is the author of Governance, Economic Policy and Reform in Pakistan, which has been published in English by Vanguard Books and in Urdu by Fiction House.


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Articles by Abdus Samad

Is There Space for Middle Class?

Abdus Samad Aug 19, 2004 interacts: 8 Views: 2728

Our cities are designed to be suburbia without a middle class.

Tight-fisted Urban Development!

Abdus Samad Jul 13, 2004 interacts: 4 Views: 1970

We are looking for ways to accelerate growth so that poverty can be reduced and living standards improved. We go borrowing and begging to do this! Yet not many of us question the myriads of opportunities for investment that careless regulation stifles.

Why not a well thought out constitution?

Abdus Samad Jul 5, 2004 interacts: 25 Views: 2923

The current consitution can be amended to fit our needs

Pessimism with Growth, Why?

Abdus Samad Jun 19, 2004 interacts: 84 Views: 9265

Economy has improved, yet growth is not high and people remain concerned. WHY?

Chip on the shoulder economics

Abdus Samad Mar 31, 1999 interacts: 3 Views: 1486

Prejudiced thinking and economic blunders

The Control-Loving Economist is Coming Out of the Closet Again

Abdus Samad Jul 3, 1998 interacts: 4 Views: 1395

The control-junky in the Pakistani economist that the recent liberalization had bottled up is now out of the closet again.

Are Prescriptions Easy?

Abdus Samad Jun 23, 1998 interacts: 0 Views: 904

All action and no thought, should one be surprised at the outcome?

The New Education Policy

Abdus Samad May 11, 1998 interacts: 3 Views: 2792

Policy in Pakistan is the mere announcement of a fantastic wish list that has been compiled on the fly ...


Abdus  Samad

Abdus Samad

  • Articles on Chowk: 8
  • First article: May 11, 1998
  • Latest article: Aug 19, 2004
  • Times read on Chowk: 23463

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