Open AccessOmar Noman. Economic and Social Progress in Asia: Why Pakistan Did Not Become a Tiger. Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1997. 324 pages. Hardbound. Rs 575.00.
Author(s) -
Faisal Bari
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v36i2pp.203-207
Subject(s) - china , development economics , islam , sri lanka , tiger , political science , economic growth , geography , south asia , economic history , history , economics , ancient history , law , computer security , archaeology , computer science
Most people in Pakistan look towards the West for models ofeconomic development, and some even look to the Islamic past. But inrecent decades, the more spectacular cases have been much closer tohome, and towards the East. Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are alreadyin the ranks of the developed, while China, Malaysia, Indonesia, andThailand are making good progress. Despite the recent setbacks, theirprogress over the last three decades has been enviable. On the otherhand, the countries in South Asia have lagged behind. Four decades agothere was little to choose between most of these countries, but by theseventies, the paths of some had clearly diverged, while others werebeginning to diverge. Today, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lankaare amongst the poorest in the world, and on certain measures, they arethe poorest! What happened in the last four decades? This is the issuethat Omar Noman tackles in this book.