Risk and the Rupee in Pakistan's New Economy

Risk and the Rupee in Pakistan's New Economy

Author: Antonia Settle

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-10-29

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1108851304

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In a world of open markets and global trade, development thinking seeks stability and prosperity for the world's poor by expanding access to financial products. This book challenges the development sector's embrace of 'financial inclusion' by exploring how the new risks and instabilities that accompany the pivot towards the global economy undermining the functioning of money itself. Cast against fundamental change in the monetary environment accompanying the globalisation of markets, the book examines the rapid liberalisation of money and markets in Pakistan. It argues that liberalisation has generated substantive problems not only for the central bank as guardian of national currency, but for ordinary households. By pinpointing how globalisation generates new risks for households in the everyday economy, the book reveals jarring contradictions between free markets and financial inclusion whilst challenging money theory by positing substantive and empirically-grounded monetary contestation that demonstrates a burden of risk imposed on ordinary people, that is only exacerbated by financial inclusion.


A Research Agenda for Critical Political Economy

A Research Agenda for Critical Political Economy

Author: Bill Dunn

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2020-09-25

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1789903076

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Forward thinking and provocative, this Research Agenda demonstrates different approaches to the field from experts focusing on global and local, and historical and contemporary issues. Eminent global scholars examine a diverse selection of interdisciplinary themes, raising questions surrounding future research, offering examples and linking the theory to its implications for practice and policy.


The Global Financial Crisis

The Global Financial Crisis

Author: Dick K. Nanto

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 1437919847

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Contents: (1) Recent Developments and Analysis; (2) The Global Financial Crisis and U.S. Interests: Policy; Four Phases of the Global Financial Crisis; (3) New Challenges and Policy in Managing Financial Risk; (4) Origins, Contagion, and Risk; (5) Effects on Emerging Markets: Latin America; Russia and the Financial Crisis; (6) Effects on Europe and The European Response: The ¿European Framework for Action¿; The British Rescue Plan; Collapse of Iceland¿s Banking Sector; (7) Impact on Asia and the Asian Response: Asian Reserves and Their Impact; National Responses; (8) International Policy Issues: Bretton Woods II; G-20 Meetings; The International Monetary Fund; Changes in U.S. Reg¿s. and Regulatory Structure; (9) Legislation.


Pakistan

Pakistan

Author: International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2013-09-12

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1484307437

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This paper highlights Pakistan’s 2013 Article IV Consultation and Request for an Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility. Discussions in the IMF report focus on macroeconomic policies to address vulnerabilities and reforms to promote robust inclusive growth. The authorities’ ambitious economic program aims to reverse the current mix of large fiscal deficits and, accommodative monetary policy, and low reserve coverage, which provides few buffers to absorb shocks. The authorities have requested a 36-month extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for SDR 4.393 billion.


Economic Survey 2017-18 (Volume I and Volume II)

Economic Survey 2017-18 (Volume I and Volume II)

Author: Ministry of Finance, Government of India

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018-03-31

Total Pages: 845

ISBN-13: 0199094136

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The Economic Survey is the budget document of the Government of India. It presents the state of affairs of the Indian economy. Economic Survey 2017-18 consists of two volumes. Volume I provides an analytical overview of the performance of the Indian economy during the financial year 2017-18. It highlights the long-term challenges facing the economy. Volume II is a descriptive review of the major sectors of the economy. It emphasizes economic reforms of contemporary relevance like GST, the investment-saving slowdown, fiscal federalism and accountability, gender inequality, climate change and agriculture, science and technology, among others.


South Asia Economic Focus

South Asia Economic Focus

Author: World Bank

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2019-04-07

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1464814074

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The South Asia Economic Focus is a biannual economic update presenting recent economic developments and a near term economic outlook for South Asia. It includes a Focus section presenting more in depth analysis of an economic topic of relevance for stability, growth and prosperity in the region as well as country briefs covering Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It concludes with a data section providing key economic indicators for South Asia "at a glance". Overall, it aims at providing important background information and timely analysis of key indicators and economic and financial developments of relevance to World Bank Group operations and interaction with counterparts in the region, particularly during annual and spring meeting.


Economic Corridor Development in Pakistan

Economic Corridor Development in Pakistan

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2022-01-01

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9292693433

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This study examines the potential of economic corridor development to support Pakistan’s sustainable growth. It describes the country’s effort to enhance domestic and international connectivity and includes some international good practices for economic corridor development in other countries. The study assesses whether the government should commit substantive resources to prepare a detailed development plan to transform its transport corridors into dynamic economic corridors. It leads to a conclusion that that political commitment at the highest government levels and coordination among diverse government agencies are essential to developing economic corridors.