Deciding on Economic Reforms After Elections | World Bank and Pakistan | Tobias Haque | Ep 185

Описание: In this episode, Uzair talks to Tobias Haque about Pakistan’s need for economic reforms after the general elections. This episode was recorded prior to elections but it focused on discussing what the agenda should be to bring much-needed stability to the country’s economy.

Tobias Haque is a development professional and economist with extensive practical experience leading governance and economic reform programs and analytics. He currently serves as the World Bank’s Lead Country Economist for Pakistan, with responsibility for coordinating a large portfolio of economic, governance, and private sector programs. He has worked for the World Bank for more than a decade, spending time in a range of economist roles, based in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Washington DC, Sydney, and the Pacific islands.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:40 Big picture priorities for the economy
14:20 World Bank’s open communication strategy
23:10 Assessing the Bank’s successes
33:10 The need for a credible finance minister
41:45 Reading recommendation

Reading recommendations:

Violence and Social Orders: A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History by Douglass North
The Anarchy by William Dalrymple