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This course outline summarizes a course called "The Pakistan Economy (ECO 204)". The main objective of the course is to familiarize students with Pakistan's economic concepts, terminology, performance, and ongoing challenges. Students will compare Pakistan's development to other developing nations. The course will cover topics such as an overview of Pakistan's economy, national income, agriculture, manufacturing, services, public finance, money and capital markets, population issues, balance of payments, globalization, debt, and IMF/World Bank policies. Student performance will be evaluated based on class participation, midterm and final exams, presentations, quizzes, and assignments. Reference materials will include economic surveys, books on Pakistan's economic dependence, industrial productivity,

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Course Outline The Pakistan Economy (1) - 2

This course outline summarizes a course called "The Pakistan Economy (ECO 204)". The main objective of the course is to familiarize students with Pakistan's economic concepts, terminology, performance, and ongoing challenges. Students will compare Pakistan's development to other developing nations. The course will cover topics such as an overview of Pakistan's economy, national income, agriculture, manufacturing, services, public finance, money and capital markets, population issues, balance of payments, globalization, debt, and IMF/World Bank policies. Student performance will be evaluated based on class participation, midterm and final exams, presentations, quizzes, and assignments. Reference materials will include economic surveys, books on Pakistan's economic dependence, industrial productivity,

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Course Outline

The Pakistan Economy (ECO 204)


Objective: Presentation: 90 minutes

The main objective of this course is to enable the students to thoroughly get familiar with
economic concepts and terminology to understand overall performance of Pakistan’s economy and
ongoing challenges. As part of this teaching process students will be encouraged to compare Pakistan’s
economic development with other developing nations. After completion of this course students will have
interest to study advance economic coursed.

Contents

No Topic
1 Over View of Pakistan’s Economy
 Definition of different economic concept
 Performance
 Challenges
2 National Income

3 Agriculture Sector
 Importance of Agriculture Sector in Pakistan
 Performance
 Issues and Challenges
4 Manufacturing Sector
 Importance manufacturing Sector in Pakistan
 Performance
 Issues and Challenges
5 Services Sector
 Importance service Sector in Pakistan
 Performance
 Issues and Challenges
6 Public Finance
 Expenditures
 Revenue
7 Money and Capital Market
8 Population, Unemployment , Inflation and Business Cycle
9 Balance of Payment
 Current and capital account
 Imports and Exports
 Exchange rate
10 Globalization and Liberalization
 Impact of globalization on Pakistan’s economy

11 Neo-Liberal and Post 9/11 Polices


12 Financial Liberalization and Industrial Growth in Pakistan
13 Pakistan’s Debt
14 IMF and World Bank Policies for Pakistan
15 Economic Integration

Grading Plan

Class Participation 10%

Mid Term Exam 30%

Final Exam 40%

Term Reports and Presentations 10%

Quiz 5%

Assignment 5%

Reference Books
The course will taught through prescribing articles in various publications and chapters from relevant
books. These will be provided in advance as reading material. However, standard books which give a
good summary of important issues are:

Pakistan’ Economic Survey, various issues

Fighting Dependence, Liberating Pakistan, Dr. Shahida Wizarat (Latest Edition)

Rise and Fall of Industrial Productivity in Pakistan, Dr. Shahida Wizarat (Latest Edition)

The Management of Pakistan’s Economy, Viqar Ahmed and Rashid Amjad

The History of State Bank of Pakistan, Volume 3 Ashraf Janjua

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