Rentier Capitalism

Shahid Ahmed is a former United Nations official who has served as an Economist in the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. He has also worked in a senior capacity in Pakistan's central bank, in the Competition Commission of Pakistan and acquired extensive hands-on experience of international finance while working in the City in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Development, Social Justice and the Limits of Public Policy2. Why has Pakistan's Economy Under-performed?3. The Social Sectors in Pakistan: A Story of Neglect4. The Cultural Setting: Patronage and Rent-seeking5. The Political Economy of Pakistan6. Regional Cooperation in South and South-East Asia7. The State, Private Enterprise and Development8. Democracy and Development: Diagnosing Poor Governance9. An Agenda for Pakistan's FutureEpilogueAppendicesBibliographyIndex