“Good governance is extremely important for sustainable economic growth” | Political Economy

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tThey reported on Sunday: How did the idea of ​​writing this book be developed?

Jamil NasirInitially, the idea was to build a book on economic development in Pakistan by building your first papers and articles. However, during the research, it was felt that the informed literature on this topic is very low and that whatever literature is available, it takes a short -term or medium -term approach to analyze Pakistan’s socio -economic problems. In this context, I started on the journey to write this book.

TNS: This is a book to a great extent. How long did it take to write?

Jn: It took a long, quite five years. I am not all -time educational. I have a busy work in the public sector for my livelihood. It was not possible to make time to write every day. Most of the work was done on Saturday and Sunday. I started working on the book in 2019. It was published in July 2024.

TNS: You believe the book is really related to what educational discipline?

Jn: Well, the book is a multi -saint. It mostly takes the view of a political economy to analyze Pakistan’s development challenges. It has been registered by the Journal of Economic Literature and Economic Development.

TNS: How is it different from the previous books of this topic?

Jn: Some good work is already available on Pakistan’s economy and development challenges. However, its focus is primarily on the issues of small to medium -sized public policy, which faces Pakistan. Pakistan’s development challenges are about a long -term. Also, this is not basically about the number. Rather, it is about the hidden factors and structures below the numbers.

TNS: What are the main fields included in the book?

Jn: Well, the book has 15 chapters and three case studies. It begins with the first debate on comprehensive economic growth for development. The entire book is on a deep alliance between economic growth and equity. Both are deeply connected and fulfill each other. Long -term sustainable growth is not possible if its profits are not widely combined. After making a case for economic growth and equal distribution, the book detects education, public care system, structural inequality, poverty, rural economy, land distribution, poor performance of the public sector and noise legal system.

TNS: Is low costs on education cause poor quality of education and the higher number of school children?

Jn: Perhaps the low -cost story is not the whole truth. Government schools have more expenses per student in all provinces compared to low -cost private schools. However, the results in private schools are better than on average, public schools. Some public schools have been built on acres of land while low -cost private schools are operating in 10 to 15 Marla houses. If the cost of land opportunities is calculated, the cost per student will be high. The problem of children outside school is partially linked to the nature of education and curriculum. We are not giving skills that can help children earn a living, so the poor have no incentive to send their children to school. Moreover, the cost of sending children to schools is cost. Poor children often earn for family. Even the begging on the road is adding some money to the total income of the house. The issue of being out of school cannot be addressed until the cost of sending school children to schools. In order to solve these issues, in addition to curriculum education in schools, schools like free mid -day meals are needed.

TNS: What kind of interference is need to improve the health care system in Pakistan?

Jn: There is a need to pay attention to the three fields before everything. First of all, the announcement of a policy that is mandatory to write ordinary medicines on physicians. Medications are becoming extremely unbearable for the poor, even the middle class. In the 1970s, a law was passed to support general medicine. It was later eliminated due to resistance to pharmaceutical companies. Second, village dispensaries need to be linked to digitally large city hospitals and DHQ. Third, access to health care should be considered a fundamental right through the courts of the courts. Kovide -19 proved to be the good nature of health care.

TNS: There are inequality in every society. So what is wrong with inequality in Pakistan?

Jn: Inequality and inequality are common threads that combine the various topics contained in the book. Economists such as Staglets and Pacti inequality are now under the microscope as an economic challenge. The problem in Pakistan’s case is that according to the inequality database in the world, the proportion of the polyama since the 1980s is almost the same. This means that the nature of inequality in Pakistan is structural. This is due to structural hardship that inter -movement in Pakistan is very low.

TNS: What can be done to reduce inequality in Pakistan?

Jn: The introduction of death and wealth taxes, restoration of property rights through ground reforms, distribution of state land between landless and human resources are some of the policy prescriptions that can help reduce income inequality in Pakistan.

TNS: You talk about taxing but the majority of people do not pay tax in Pakistan. How can we increase the financial space to eliminate poverty in such a scenario?

Jn: This story is a cause for concern. In a country where almost half of the population is living below the poverty line, more than 1 % of the tax is paid in direct tax. This is 1 % at the top that tax evasion is very high. The rich are powerful and connected. They spread false statements about taxing. Strong political must pay them proper taxes. The role of the media is important in eliminating such a statement. It should start an informed conversation on such issues.

TNS: Good governance is important for economic growth. What areas do you think should be preferred to improve governance?

Jn: For sustainable economic growth, good governance is essential. Civil service and judicial reforms are two major sectors that require immediate attention. The bureaucracy needs to improve the civil service structure with this theory to make development in its point of view. In addition to improving the recruitment and training structure at all levels of bureaucracy, the need for outward competition should be introduced. Evaluation of academic skills should not be the only standard for recruitment. Professional and integrity should be equally important. There is an urgent need for judicial reforms as the agreement is at the center of implementation and economic growth.

Author is a news reporter