Inaugural Address

1986 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-221
Author(s):  
Mian Muhammad Yasin Khan Wattoo
Keyword(s):  
Development Economics ◽  
General Meeting ◽  
Annual General ◽  
Inaugural Address ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Great Pleasure ◽  
Annual General Meeting ◽  
Substantial Body ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World

Mr President of the Society, Secretary of the Society, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: It gives me great pleasure to inaugurate the Third Annual General Meeting of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists (PSDE). I am happy to note that, within only four years of its existence, the Society has become one of the most important national forums for discussing economic and demographic issues relating to Pakistan's economy and has attracted to its fold a large number of social scientists from all over the world. The first and second Annual General Meetings of the Society, held in the last two years, have already generated a substantial body of relevant knowledge about development economics and Pakistan's economy. I am sure that the third meeting will be even more fruitful in this respect.

scholarly journals Inaugural Address

2003 ◽  
Vol 42 (4I) ◽  
pp. 291-297
Author(s):  
Shaukat Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Development Economics ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
General Meeting ◽  
Annual General ◽  
Inaugural Address ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Annual General Meeting

Ladies and Gentlemen: It is my pleasure and honour to address the distinguished gathering of economists, social scientists, intellectuals and renowned personalities from within and outside the country on the occasion of the 19th Annual General Meeting of the Society. This has become an important event in Pakistan where economists and social scientists sit together and deliberate on various issues facing developing economies in general and Pakistan’s economy in particular. The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) deserves our appreciation for holding such a conference on a regular basis. In fact, I have been using this platform for the last four years to apprise the nation about the progress we have been making on the economic front and about the policies we have been pursuing. I intend to do the same today.

scholarly journals Inaugural Address

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (4I) ◽  
pp. 277-278
Author(s):  
Abdul Hafeez Sheikh
Keyword(s):  
Development Economics ◽  
General Meeting ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Inaugural Address ◽  
Great Pleasure ◽  
Annual General Meeting ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Economic Decisions ◽  
Vice Chancellor ◽  
New Ideas

Dr Rashid Amjad, President Pakistan Society of Development Economists and Vice-Chancellor PIDE, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to address the 27th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists (PSDE). I am pleased to note that the Society has been instrumental in promoting scholarly research and debate on critical socio-economic issues facing Pakistan, and that the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has played a vital role in promoting and nurturing the Society since its inception in 1982. The Society has not only upheld and galvanized the profession of development economics in Pakistan but has also helped inspire new ideas for the greater development and prosperity of Pakistan. Ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to see that when I address you today Pakistan's economy is again showing distinct signs of recovery and we hope to achieve a growth rate of 4 to 5 percent this year which should help lift us to a much higher growth trajectory in the future. Despite the heavy headwinds that we have had to face, our government took important fundamental economic decisions of which we can be justly proud.

Inaugural Address

1995 ◽  
Vol 34 (4I) ◽  
pp. 313-318
Author(s):  
Makhdoom Shahab-Ud-Din
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
General Meeting ◽  
Inaugural Address ◽  
Great Pleasure ◽  
Annual General Meeting ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
The World ◽  
To Come

It is with great pleasure that I inaugurate the Eleventh Annual General Meeting of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists. I have noted with satisfaction the contribution this Society has made over the years to add to our knowledge about the importance of development economics, and particularly in comprehending adequately the multi-dimensional character of the development process and for framing fruitful policies to accelerate the rate of economic development. Above all, it has given an institutional shape to the meaningful dialogue between professional economists and policy-makers. I am delighted to see such a large number of distinguished economists from all over the world participating in the Society’s deliberations. Only the best results can be expected to come out of such objective discussions about some of the highly topical economic issues of our time. I wish to extend my appreciation to the Society for providing such an effective platform to economists, demographers, and anthropologists.

Inaugural Address

1996 ◽  
Vol 35 (4I) ◽  
pp. 297-305
Author(s):  
Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Development Economics ◽  
Inaugural Address ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Great Pleasure ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The World

Dr Sarfraz Khan Qureshi, Director of Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be present here this morning. Over the years, the Pakistan Society of Development Economists has made notable contributions to the profession of Economics and Planning. It has also helped to strengthen the evolution of scientific knowledge in Development Economics. More importantly, it has given an institutional shape to the exchange of ideas between economists, other social scientists, and policy-makers. I am happy to note that a large number of distinguished academics and policy-makers from all over the world regularly participate in the Society’s meetings. I earnestly hope that useful policy prescriptions will emerge from the deliberations that take place here about the major issues in economy. Indeed, I wish to extend my appreciation to the Society for providing a lively and effective platform both to researchers and policy-makers.

scholarly journals Inaugural Address

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (4I) ◽  
pp. 273-278
Author(s):  
Nadeem Ul Haque Haque
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Federalism ◽  
General Meeting ◽  
Professional Association ◽  
Annual General ◽  
Inaugural Address ◽  
Economic Management ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Annual General Meeting ◽  
Policy Debates

My fellow social scientists, economists, scholars, thinkers, observers. Welcome to the 26th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists—a society that prides itself on being the only “professional association of economists and other social scientists” in the country. This annual event serves many purposes: it is an intellectual exchange allowing a stock taking of research and ideas; it is a showcase of fresh understandings and analyses of the Pakistani economy and society; it is a place to review policy and develop constructive policy debates to improve economic management; and it is also a place to develop economists and prepare them to lead development thinking in the country. I was happy to see that the agenda contains a number of panels with leading Pakistani economists discussing a burning issue of the day—fiscal federalism which we are facing with the 18th amendment and the NFC award. We will all await ideas that are generated from the PSDE.

Inaugural Address

1992 ◽  
Vol 31 (4I) ◽  
pp. 335-338
Author(s):  
Sartaj Az1z
Keyword(s):  
General Meeting ◽  
National Interest ◽  
Annual General ◽  
Inaugural Address ◽  
Great Pleasure ◽  
Annual General Meeting ◽  
Finance Minister ◽  
Distinguished Group

It is a matter of great pleasure and privilege for me to inaugurate the Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists and to address such a distinguished group of professional economists and policymakers. Many of you will recall Lord Keynes famous remark, "Every politician is a slave of some defunct economist". Perhaps the only way for a politician to escape that Keynesian trap is to remain an economist. That is what I am trying to do, but I have begun to realise that the principles of good economics cannot always be reconciled with the requirements of politics. Similarly, a Finance Minister cannot always be both popular and patriotic at the same time. Often he has to make a deliberate choice of taking unpopular decisions in the national interest.

Inaugural Address

1985 ◽  
Vol 24 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 201-207
Author(s):  
Mahbub Ul Haq
Keyword(s):  
Development Policy ◽  
Presidential Address ◽  
General Meeting ◽  
Annual General ◽  
Inaugural Address ◽  
Great Pleasure ◽  
Annual General Meeting ◽  
Policy Makers

Prof. Naqvi, Dr Sarfraz Qureshi, Ladies and Gentlemen! It is certainly a great privilege for me to inaugurate the Second Annual General Meeting of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists. Even though these days I have a 'small' exercise going on for the forthcoming budget, I thought it was more important that I should come here and associate myself with fellow professionals also. I am delighted to learn from Dr Qureshi that there are 400 members of this Society. It is good to know that there are so many development economists around to lend us a helping hand. I hope that this tribe will grow. We just had the great pleasure of listening to Prof. Naqvi's Presidential Address about three categories of economists: the development policy-makers, the development economists and the defunct economists. I am sure that the Address gave you both as much pleasure and as many uncomfortable thoughts as it gave me because it made us do some soul-searching to find out which category we belonged to. I made the unpleasant discovery, as I reviewed myself, that I probably belong in part to all the three categories.

Inaugural Address

1987 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-253
Author(s):  
Mian Muhammad Yasin Khan Wattoo
Keyword(s):  
General Meeting ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Annual General ◽  
Inaugural Address ◽  
Pragmatic Approach ◽  
Annual General Meeting ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Economic Decision Making ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
Almost All

Prof. Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi, Dr M. Ghaffar Chaudhry, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is a privilege for me to inaugurate the Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists. I am pleased to note that within only five years of its existence the Society has evolved into a prestigious forum for a free and precious exchange of ideas among economists and policy-makers. I am told that through these annual general meetings 74 papers on various topics have been prepared and published, and that, in its Lecture Series on Development Economics, eminent international economists and demographers have read papers on leading issues in economics and demography. The literature created under the aegis of the Society furnishes useful insights into the functioning of the economy and has contributed to the comprehension of the problems of almost all areas of Pakistan's economy - agriculture, industry, trade, resource mobilization, etc. I am happy to note that the Society has helped to promote a scientific and pragmatic approach in policy-formulation and economic decision-making, and has enabled us to think systematically about the nature of the challenges posed and faced by Pakistan's economic development and about the response to this challenge.

The Prehistoric Society: From East Anglia to the World

1985 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grahame Clark
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Public Library ◽  
General Meeting ◽  
Annual General ◽  
Prehistoric Archaeology ◽  
Annual General Meeting ◽  
East Anglia ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World

It is doubly appropriate that the Prehistoric Society should celebrate its jubilee in Norwich. The Society was born in the Castle on 23 February 1935 of a parent conceived improbably enough in the Public Library at a meeting held on 26 October 1908 to inaugurate an East Anglian Society ‘for the study of all matters appertaining to prehistoric man’. The question I want you to consider in this address is how the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia developed so rapidly to the point at which it achieved national status as The Prehistoric Society. Let me begin by removing one misapprehension. My hands are not dripping with East Anglian blood nor have I just wiped them clean. The Prehistoric Society was not the outcome of a revolutionary putsch. It stemmed from nothing more dramatic than a recognition that the Prehistoric Society had long ceased to be East Anglian. When we met at Norwich Castle for our Annual General Meeting in 1935 and passed the resolution which eliminated the words ‘of East Anglia’ from our title we were merely recognizing a fact, that we had long ceased to be East Anglian in anything but name. There were no dissentient votes.The two men who between them set the Prehistoric Society on its feet came from different but complementary backgrounds. W. G. Clarke was Norfolk born and bred and earned his living as a working journalist in Norwich, while cultivating a wide-ranging interest in natural history and prehistoric archaeology.

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