Uzair talks to Dr. Ilhan Niaz about the structural underpinnings of Pakistan's political economy and how things are eerily similar to the way the economy functioned during the British colonial era.

This conversation focuses on Dr. Niaz's recently-published paper "Pakistan's search for a successful model of national political economy" which you can read using this link: https://www.academia.edu/47785779/Pakistans_search_for_a_successful_model_of_national_political_economy

Reading recommendations:

- Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas

- The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China by Philip Ball

- Islam in Pakistan: A History by Muhammad Qasim Zaman