Stephen R. Lewis (Jr.) is one of the few foreign economists most competent to write on Pakistan economy judged on the basis of his past publications, length of association with this country and sincerity of commitment to understand it. Therefore, the volume under review [10]. coming from the pen...

Mobilization of domestic saving for economic development may be attempted by alternative methods, namely, through taxation and public revenue surplus, through higher incentives to savers and financial intermediation, and through income redistribution in favour of sectors which are provided high...

Evolving an efficient tax system is a major concern in any developing country, because the pace and viability of development programmes depends heavily on the tax system. An efficient tax system should satisfy tests on many counts. This paper analyses two aspects of Pakistan's tax structure,...

Food shortages have become a harassing problem for Pakistan. Though foodgrains, received under the provision of United States Public Law 480, have reduced the immediacy of the problem considerably, it is necessary that this breathing space provided by aid be used to understand the nature and...