Economics

Topics (17)

• 1
  Micro Economics
• 2
  Macro Economics
• 3
  Monetary Economics & Banking
• 4
  Public Finance
• 5
  International Trade
• 6
  Economic Development & Growth
• 7
  Economy of Pakistan
• 8
  Money and Banking

  Quantity theory, note issue, credit creation, central banks, IS-LM, monetary policy transmission.

• 9
  Planning Experience of Pakistan

  Critical evaluation of the strategy of economic planning, governance and institutions.

• 10
  Agricultural Development in Pakistan

  Green Revolution, land reforms, tenure changes, cooperative farming, rural development.

• 11
  Industrial Development in Pakistan

  Import substitution, export-led growth, nationalization, public sector role.

• 12
  Role of Foreign Trade and Aid in Economic Development

  Balance of payments, terms of trade, remittances, foreign aid, foreign investment.

• 13
  Privatization, Denationalization and Deregulation

  Conceptual and operational aspects; Pakistan's experience.

• 14
  Interest-Free Banking in Pakistan
• 15
  Energy Policy of Pakistan
• 16
  Social Sector Development in Pakistan
• 17
  Major Issues in Pakistan's Economy

  Energy crisis, corruption, governance, external debt, unemployment, inflation, fiscal/trade deficits, water.

The reading list straight from FPSC's revised Economics syllabus. Build your core preparation around these texts — examiner-favoured references that questions are routinely drawn from.

1. 1

   A Text-book of Economic Theory

   Stonier & Hague

2. 2

   Economic Development

   M.P. Todaro

3. 3

   Under Development and Agrarian Structure in Pakistan

   Mahmood Hassan Khan

4. 4

   Economics of Islam

   S.M. Ahmed

5. 5

   Economics

   Paul A. Samuelson

6. 6

   Factors in Economic Development

   A.K. Cairncross

7. 7

   Foreign Aid Theory and Practice in Southern Asia

   D.C. Wolf Jr.

8. 8

   Government Finance — An Economic Analysis

   John F. Due

9. 9

   Introduction to International Economics

   D.A. Snider, Paul Krugman, Dominick Salvatore

10. 10

    Microeconomics

    Ferguson & Gould, Nicholson, Mankiw

11. 11

    Macroeconomics

    Dornbusch, Fischer and Blanchard

12. 12

    Population Problems

    Thompson & Lewis

13. 13

    Studies in Economic Development with Special Reference to Pakistan

    A. Ghouse

14. 14

    History of International Trade

    Findlay, R. and O'Rourke, K.

15. 15

    Colonialism and Modernization

    Karl Marx (Anchor Books)

16. 16

    On Colonialism

    Karl Marx and Frederick Engels

17. 17

    Economic Survey of Pakistan

    Government Publication