04-29-2010, 09:30 AM
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics:
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) was established at Karachi in 1957 and in 1964 accorded the status of an autonomous research organization by the Government of Pakistan. It is devoted to theoretical and empirical research in Development Economics in general and on Pakistan-related economic issues in particular. In addition to providing a firm academic basis to economic policy-making, its research also provides a window through which the outside world can view the nature and direction of economic research in Pakistan. Other social sciences, such as demography and anthropology and interdisciplinary studies increasingly define the widening scope of research that must be undertaken for proper economic policy and development to have sound underpinnings. Over the past 50 years PIDE has earned an international reputation and recognition for its research. PIDE's faculty is rich and our advisory committee consists of world renowned economists such as Nobel Laureate Robert A. Mundell.
Historical background:
The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) was established in 1957 in Karachi as an autonomous organisation to conduct research on national and international problems of economic development. The Institute was headed by well-known American and Canadian economists, Professor Emile Despres and Professor Irving Brecher, with Dr Gustav Ranis, Dr Henry J. Bruton, Dr Richard C. Porter, Dr Karol J. Krotki, and Dr C. Beringer as research advisers. The Institute was officially given the status of an autonomous research organisation by the Government of Pakistan in 1964, and it was renamed as the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE). During the same year, its management was transferred to Pakistani professionals and Professor Nurul Islam became PIDEs first Pakistani Director. In 1970, the Institute relocated to Dhaka, leaving behind a very small office in Karachi. Only a year later, with the separation of East and West
Pakistan, PIDE lost all its senior professionals, the entire library, and almost all research aids and office equipment. Early in 1972, the Karachi office shifted to Islamabad and was located at the Quaid-i-Azam University Campus. Dr S. M. Naseem was given charge of acting Director until Mr M. L. Qureshi was selected as the first director of the new PIDE. Subsequently, Professor Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi, Dr Sarfraz Khan Qureshi, Dr A. R. Kemal, and Dr Nadeem Ul Haque were appointed as Director. In 2006, PIDE was granted the degree-awarding status by the Government of Pakistan. Dr Nadeem Ul Haque was appointed as its first Vice-Chancellor. He was succeeded by Dr Rashid Amjad, the present Vice-Chancellor, in 2007.
Books:
PIDE is also a publisher of influential books. The first title, Investment of Oil Revenues, by M. L. Qureshi, was published in 1974, when the topic was just beginning to gain attention. A recent book, Gender and Empowerment: Evidence from Pakistan, by Rehana Siddiqui, et al. (2006), addresses current concerns. In the Lectures series, two recent titles are: Beyond Planning and Mercantilism: An Evaluation of Pakistans Growth Strategy by Nadeem Ul Haque (2006) and Brain Drain or Human Capital Flight by Nadeem Ul Haque (2005). Some of the well-known books published by PIDE earlier are:
- The Population of Pakistan by M. Afzal, et al. (1974)
- An Analysis of Real Wages in the Government Sector, 197176 by Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi (1977)
- An Agenda for Islamic Economic Reform by Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi (1980, reprinted in 1989)
- The PIDE Macro-econometric Model of Pakistans Economy(Vol 1) by Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi, A. H. Khan, Nasir M. Khilji and Ather M. Ahmed (1983)
- Pakistans Economy through the Seventies by Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi and Khwaja Sarmad (1984)
- Land Reforms in Pakistan: A Historical Perspective by Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi, Mahmood Hasan Khan, and M. Ghaffar Chaudhry (1987)
- Agricultural Growth and Employment by John W. Mellor (1988)
- Population and Development by Ansley J. Coale (1990)
- Pakistans Economic Situation and Future Prospects by Ejaz Ahmed Naik (1993)
- Poverty and Rural Credit: The Case of Pakistan by Sohail J.Malik (1999)
- Public Sector Efficiency: Perspectives on Civil Service Reform by Nadeem Ul Haque and Musleh-ud Din (2006)
- CitiesEngines of Growth by Nadeem Ul Haque and Durr-e-Nayab (2007)
- Energy Issues in Pakistan by Mir Annice Mahmood (2008)
- PIDE Research in Print 19572007 by Zafar Javed Naqvi(2008)
- PIDEfrom a Think Tank to a University: A Brief History by S.M. Naseem (2008)
- PIDEs Contribution to Development Thinking: The Earlier Phase by A. R. Khan (2008)
