PIDE Working Papers
2007:29
Entrepreneurship in Pakistan
Nadeem Ul Haque
Formerly Vice-Chancellor
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad
PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
ISLAMABAD
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1. Introduction 1
2. Understanding Entrepreneurship 2
(a) What Makes up an Entrepreneurial Economy? 5
(b) Entrepreneurship as Rent-seeking 5
3. The Nature of Pakistani State 7
4. How Did Entrepreneurship Develop in Pakistan? 9
(a) The Big Push for Industry 9
(b) The Neglect of the “Small” 11
(c) Agriculture and the Elite Bias 12
(d) Subsidies for Export 13
5. The Unintended Consequences 14
(a) Inequality and Bank Defaults 14
(b) Crippled Innovation 15
(c) Rent-seeking and Land Development 16
(d) Non-commercial Cities 17
6. Understanding Business in Pakistan 21
(a) The Attraction of Rents 22
(b) The Costs of Corruption 22
(c) Lack of Research, Expertise Skills and Knowledge 23
(d) City Administrations Unfriendly to Small and Trading
Businesses 24
(e) Poor Legal Framework 25
(f) Lack of Trust and Social Capit ...