Introduction / Anita M. Weiss -- part 1. Economic challenges. Explaining the puzzle of Pakistan's lagging economic growth / Shahrukh Rafi Khan ; Dependency is dead : long live dependency / Aasim Sajjad Akhtar ; Insecurity breeds insecurity / Abid Suleri -- part 2. Challenges of infrastructural...

This paper examines the contribution of institutions, social cohesion, and trade to development per-capita income) with an emphasis on fragile states in Africa. Results from Arellano-Bond GMM estimations suggest that political institutions, openness to trade, and social cohesion affect growth in...

The Western Balkans region has come a long way over the last two decades in achieving economic and social progress. Its people are the region’s greatest asset. Yet faced with a lack of opportunities many, particularly the young, decide to emigrate. To make the most of its future the region...