Lahore University of Management Sciences

POL 341 – Political Economy of Pakistan

Fall 2014-2015

Instructor Taimur Rehman

Room No. 123, SS Wing
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Email taimur@lums.edu.pk
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COURSE BASICS
Credit Hours
Lecture(s) 2 lectures per Duration 1hr 50mins
week
Recitation/Lab (per Nbr of Lec(s) Per Duration
week) Week
Tutorial (per week) Nbr of Lec(s) Per Duration
Week

COURSE DESCRIPTION
During the 18th century the term Political Economy emerged as a study of modern productive relations within
the economies of bourgoeis political states. Political economy began with the labor theory of value and was
developed by John Locke, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Thomas Malthus, and Karl Marx.

By the late 19th century Political Economy branched out into the separate fields of “Political Science” and
“Economics” and consequently the study of the connection between productive relations and the state became
further estranged from both academic specializations. Whereas economics came increasingly under the influence
of axiomatic mathematical models or game theorems, political science came under the influence of psychological
behavorialist and sometimes, to the detriment of the subject, the exigencies of real-politik.

The study of the relationship between productive relations and politics, therefore, was continued by those who
wrote under the now “interdisciplinary” subject of political economy. Therefore, political economy is today most
commonly associated with the study of society drawing from both economics and politics.

This course is an attempt at understanding some of the significant debates that have occupied the realm of
political economy in relation to Pakistan. Over the next 20 classes we will attempt to study the impact of
production on politics and vice versa through the medium of issues such as class, labor, health, education,
poverty, industrial concentration and ownership, economic policies, and state-society relations.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
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1. Familiarize students with some of the important debates within the subject of political economy in
relation to Pakistan.
2. Deepen understanding of the history of macroeconomic policies and economic development in Pakistan.
3. Attempt to form a holistic picture of the connections between economic and political developments in our
history.

GRADING
Class Attendance 10%
Thought Papers 60%
Final Paper 30%
CHEATING & PLAGIARISM
Written work must be properly cited in accordance with the MLA manuals. Please read the MLA manual attached
to this reading package carefully and ensure that your papers are in accordance with citation techniques. Failure
to abide by these citation techniques will be considered an academic offence. It is expected that all assignments
represent original work not previously or simultaneously handed in for credit in another. Cheating, plagiarism, or
any other violations of the honour code will be dealt with according to LUMS policy.
NOTES ON READING MATERIAL
There is no single textbook containing material that could address all aspects of Pakistan. In putting the reading
material together, the instructor has made a conscious effort to present some of the more thought provoking and
challenging readings to students. These readings are by no means exhaustive nor do they pretend to
proportionally represent all points of views given that the literature on the subject is vast. They do, however,
represent either important milestones in academic work on Pakistan, or thought provoking articles that will
no doubt trigger debate and discussion. All the material will be available in a reading pack; however, the
instructor reserves the right to delete, substitute and add new material during the course of the semester.

REQUIRED READING LIST

1. Alavi, Hamza, “Class and State in Pakistan”, in Gardezi, Hassan & Rashid, Jamil, Pakistan The Unstable
State Vanguard Books LTD 1983 (pg 40-93)

2. Ali, Syed Mubashir & Bari, Faisal, “At the Millennium: Macro-Economic
Performance and Prospects”, in Baxter, Craig & Kennedy Charles H. Pakistan
2000, OUP 2001 (pg 34-61)

3. Amjad, Rashid, “Industrial Concentration and Economic Power”, in Gardezi, Hassan & Rashid, Jamil, Pakistan
The Unstable State Vanguard Books LTD 1983 (Chapter 8)

4. Gazdar, Haris, “Poverty in Pakistan: A Review” in Khan, Shahrukh Rafi (ed.), 50

Years of Pakistan’s Economy OUP 2002. (pg 241-326: ch 9)

5. Jalal, Ayesha, “1958 to the present: towards a conceptual framework” The state of martial rule” Vanguard 1991.
(Chapter 7).

6. Rashid, Jamil, “The Political Economy of Manpower Export” in Gardezi, Hassan

& Rashid, Jamil, Pakistan The Unstable State Vanguard Books LTD 1983 (Chapter 7)

7. Rehman, Shahid ur, Who Owns Pakistan?, Shahid ur Rahman (pg1-120)

8. Saheed, Zafar A., “The role of the Government in the Development of the Labour Movement” in Gardezi, Hassan
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& Rashid, Jamil, Pakistan The Unstable State Vanguard Books LTD 1983 (Chapter 9)

9. Siddiqa-Agha, Ayesha, “The Political Economy of National Security” in Zaidi S., Akbar (ed.) Continuity and
Change: Socio-Political and Institutional Dynamics in Pakistan, City Press 2003 (pg 101-115).

10. State of Human Rights 2004 HRCP 2005 (sections on Labour, Education, Health, pg. 205 – 260)

11. Zaidi, Akbar, Issues in Pakistan’s Economy, OUP

12. Zaman, Arshad, “Economic Strategies and Policies in Pakistan, 1947-1997” in Mumtaz, Soofia; Racine, Jean-
Luc; Ali, Imran Anwar Pakistan: The Contours of State and Society, OUP 2002 (chapter 8).

REFERENCE READING LIST

Ahmed, Viqar & Amjad, Rashid The Management of Pakistan’s Economy 1947-
1982, OUP 1984.

2. Alavi, Hamza; Halliday, Fred (ed.), State and Ideology in the Middle East and
Pakistan, Monthly Review Press 1988.

3. Burki, Shahid Javid; Baxter, Craig (ed.), Pakistan Under the Military: Eleven
Years of Zia-ul-Haq Westview Press, 1991.

4. Feldman, Herbert, Revolution in Pakistan:A Study of the Martial Law

Administration OUP 1967.

5. Husain, Ishrat, Pakistan the Economy of an Elitist State OUP 1999.

6. Hussain, Asaf, Elite Politics in an Ideological State: The Case of Pakistan, Dawson 1979.

7. Kamanev, Sergei, The Economic Policy of Pakistan, Vanguard 1985.

8. Kardar, Shahid, Political Economy of Pakistan, Progressive Publishers 1987.

9. Kaushik, Surendra Nath, Pakistan Under Bhutto’s Leadership, Uppal Publishing

House 1985.

10. Khan, Shahrukh Rafi, Reforming Pakistan’s Political Economy, SDPI, Vanguard
1999

11. Noman, Omar, The Political Economy of Pakistan 1947-1985, KPI 1988.

12. Pakistan Today, Progressive Publishers 1987

13. Samad, Abdus, Governance Economic Policy and Reform in Pakistan: Essays in
Political Economy, Vanguard 1993.

14. Sayeed, Khalid bin, Pakistan: The Formative Phase 1857-1948, OUP 1998.
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15. … Politics in Pakistan: The Nature and Direction of Change Praeger 1980.

CLASS SCHEDULE
Class Module Reading Assignment
1. Introduction
Lecture: On the continuing relevance of Political Economy?
2. 1 Rural-Industrial R = 32 pages
Macro-Economic Zaman, Arshad, “Economic Strategies and Policies in Pakistan,
Management and 1947- Paper 1
Policies 1997” in Mumtaz, Soofia; Racine, Jean-Luc; Ali, Imran
3. R = 27 pages
Ali, Syed Mubashir & Bari, Faisal, “At the Millennium: Macro-
Economic Performance and Prospects”, in Baxter, Craig &
Kennedy Charles H. Pakistan 2000, OUP 2001 (pg 34-61)
4. Paper 2 Each
Zaidi, Akbar, Issues in Pakistan’s Economy, OUP student, one
separate
5. Industrial Amjad, Rashid, “Industrial Concentration and Economic Power”, R = 33 pages
Concentration and in Gardezi, Hassan & Rashid, Jamil, Pakistan The Unstable State
Ownership Vanguard Books LTD 1983 (Chapter 8, pg 174 - 215) Paper 3
6. Rehman, Shahid ur, Who Owns Pakistan?, Shahid ur Rahman R = 30 pages
7. (Rehman,
1 30) Shahid ur, Who Owns Pakistan?, Shahid ur Rahman (pg R = 30 pages
8. 30 60) Shahid ur, Who Owns Pakistan?, Shahid ur Rahman (pg
Rehman, R = 30 pages
9. 60 90) Shahid ur, Who Owns Pakistan?, Shahid ur Rahman (pg
Rehman, R = 30 pages
90 – Paper 4
10. Alavi, Hamza, “Class and State in Pakistan”, in Gardezi, Hassan & R = 25 pages
Rashid, Jamil, Pakistan The Unstable State Vanguard Books LTD
11. “Civil-Military R = 27 pages
Relations” Alavi, Hamza, “Class and State in Pakistan”, in Gardezi, Hassan &
Rashid, Jamil, Pakistan The Unstable State Vanguard Books LTD
12. Jalal, Ayesha, “1958 to the present: towards a conceptual R = 33 pages
framework” The state of martial rule” Vanguard 1991. (Chapter
13. Siddiqa-Agha, Ayesha, “The Political Economy of National R = 14 pages
Security” in Zaidi S., Akbar (ed.) Continuity and Change: Socio-
Political and Institutional Dynamics in Pakistan, City Press 2003 Paper 5
14. Labour, Education, Gazdar, Haris, “Poverty in Pakistan: A Review” in Khan, R = 24 pages
Health, Poverty Shahrukh Rafi
15. R = 30 pages
Gazdar, Haris, “Poverty in Pakistan: A Review” in Khan,
Shahrukh Rafi Paper 6
16. R = 55 pages
State of Human Rights 2004 HRCP 2005 (sections on Labour,
Education, Health, pg. 205 – 260)
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17. R = 20 pages
Saheed, Zafar A., “The role of the Government in the
Development of the Labour Movement” in Gardezi, Hassan &
Rashid, Jamil, Pakistan The Unstable State Vanguard Books LTD
18. R = 14 pages
Rashid, Jamil, “The Political Economy of Manpower Export” in
Gardezi, Hassan & Rashid, Jamil, Pakistan The Unstable Bonus Paper 7
State Vanguard Books LTD 1983 (Chapter 7, pg 159 - 173)

19. Research Paper

Workshops Workshop 1
20.
Workshop 2