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- NCGR and Governing the Ungovernable (ENGLISH)Dr. Ishrat Husain is a leading economist, who has played many important roles both in policy and academia.Today we discuss a subject on which he has been very passionate—civil service reform. He led the National Commission on Government Reform in Musharraf’s time and has recently written a book called “Governing the Ungovernable”.He has important ideas on institutions, governance and civil service reform. In the coming days the new government might even use his ideas to implement their much-awaited reform.There a number of research and writing themes that emerge in this podcast. So please listen and further the debate.Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haqueListen and learn and write some papers on this subject. Don’t forget to cite Soch BicharPlease subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.1 hr
- NCGR and Governing the Ungovernable
Dr. Ishrat Husain is a leading economist, who has played many important roles both in policy and academia.
Today we discuss a subject on which he has been very passionate—civil service reform. He led the National Commission on Government Reform in Musharraf’s time and has recently written a book called “Governing the Ungovernable”.
He has important ideas on institutions, governance and civil service reform. In the coming days the new government might even use his ideas to implement their much-awaited reform.
There a number of research and writing themes that emerge in this podcast. So please listen and further the debate.
Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.
Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.
You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque
Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject. Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar
Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.
1 hr - Gwadar--Where is it going? (Urdu)Gwadar has been a chimera for Pakistan for long. For 15 years it has been hyped up. A port was built. A city was laid out. Highways built. The promise of a deep-water port which will be gate for central Asia through Pakistan. The debate has been long and costly. Returns still awaited.Now with CPEC Gwadar is again being held up as important for Pakistan’s future.We will talk to Naveed Iftikhar on his research into Gwadar to discussWhat was the promise of Gwadar?Why has it not taken off?What were the mistakes?What is the promise?How can it be made to work?Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haqueListen and learn and write some papers on this subject. Don’t forget to cite Soch BicharPlease subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.51 min
- Gwadar–Where is it going?
Gwadar has been a chimera for Pakistan for long. For 15 years it has been hyped up. A port was built. A city was laid out. Highways built. The promise of a deep-water port which will be gate for central Asia through Pakistan. The debate has been long and costly. Returns still awaited.
Now with CPEC Gwadar is again being held up as important for Pakistan’s future.
We will talk to Naveed Iftikhar on his research into Gwadar to discuss
- What was the promise of Gwadar?
- Why has it not taken off?
- What were the mistakes?
- What is the promise?
- How can it be made to work?
Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.
Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.
You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque
Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject. Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar
Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.
51 min - Our Democratic Mess (URDU)In collaboration with "Hafte Ki Seedhi Baat," "Soch Bichar" addresses the constitutional issue again today.Elections are upon us, just 3 days away.It is time to reflect again onWhy we are not been able to achieve democracy?Why our democratic government overstep their bounds all the time?Why we have dynastic parliament?Why our democrats erode our institutions?Adnan Rasool a PHD candidate in Georgia has launched a podcast “Hafte Ki seedhi Baat” but more importantly is researching on constitutional issues.We had a fascinating discussion on why it is the poor constitutional design that is leading to a poor-quality democracy. Several themes for reform were discussed.We hope that there will be a wide-ranging discussion on these issues and a policy community on constitutional reform developed. That is the only way forward. People must push for reform by discussing such ideas and pushing for change. Don’t leave it to politicians who are benefitting from the system to change the system.55 min
- Why is urban design in Pakistan so bad? (ENGLISH)Those of you have listened to Soch Bichar or followed my work will know that a good analysis of Pakistan’s economy (and indeed of development) will put urban development at the center of inclusive growth for welfare improvement as well as balanced development. This is why we return t0 this subject very often to see how many different perspectives we can get.Today Sarah Nadeem Ahmed a young urbanlogist who has worked with the urban unit as well as international organizations joins us to talk of how poor urban design of our cities is impacting on life, productivity and happiness.This is an extremely important subject that we have not started to research or debate. I hope many of you will be inspired to talk about how urbanization and urban design impacts us all.1 hr 3 min
- Is Education a Panacea? (ENGLISH)Nadia Navawalla who has joined us om earlier episodes has been talking thinking research for the last few years. We discuss here what education means and should we think of education as a panacea.There seems far too much agreement among the donor consultant community that education which never is properly defined is a panacea. It will solve all problems. Do you agree. Listen to this episode and make up your mind.Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haqueListen and learn and write some papers on this subject. Don’t forget to cite Soch BicharPlease subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.33 min
- Higher Education and Development. (ENGLISH)Ehasan Masood is a science writer, journalist and broadcaster. He has been the editor of Research Professional News (including Research Fortnight) and has been teaching international science policy at Imperial College London.He is the author of many books https://www.amazon.com/Ehsan-Masood/e/B0034NTAGU/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1528550817&sr=8-1In this episode, we discuss the issue of higher education and development. In the modern world where technology is evolving and changing, how should we think of higher education and its role in development policy.54 min
- Water (ENGLISH)Water is in the news. Suddenly Pakistan has started taking water seriously. Perhaps the CJP triggered it.It is great that we are taking the issue seriously. Water is indeed a lifeline issue and should be taken seriously. All experts have been agreed for a while that we are headed towards a water crisis. Yet the government and civil society has mostly been in oblivion till the CJP spoke.Here we speak to Rafay Alam, an environmental lawyer who has been researching water for the last few years. He has talked to us on urban issues before.This episode offers a wealth of information on water. If you really want a quick update and deep education on water issues in Pakistan, listen to this.Rafay also gives us a reading list on the subject.Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haqueListen and learn and write some papers on this subject. Don’t forget to cite Soch BicharPlease subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.59 min
- Water
Water is in the news. Suddenly Pakistan has started taking water seriously. Perhaps the CJP triggered it.
It is great that we are taking the issue seriously. Water is indeed a lifeline issue and should be taken seriously. All experts have been agreed for a while that we are headed towards a water crisis. Yet the government and civil society has mostly been in oblivion till the CJP spoke.
Here we speak to Rafay Alam, an environmental lawyer who has been researching water for the last few years. He has talked to us on urban issues before.
This episode offers a wealth of information on water. If you really want a quick update and deep education on water issues in Pakistan, listen to this.
Rafay also gives us a reading list on the subject.
Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.
Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.
You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque
Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject. Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar
Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.
59 min
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Conversations on issues of development policy in Pakistan and the rest of South Asia. Political economy subjects that are seldom featured in the media will be taken up.