Rashid Amjad
Biographic Data
| ID | 744387 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rashid Amjad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rashid |
| FAMILY NAME | Amjad |
| SIGNATURE | AMJAD R |
| AFFILIATIONS | ILO/SEAPAT |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern South Asia
South Asia's economies, as well as the scholarship on their economic histories, have been transformed in recent decades. This landmark new reference history will guide economists and historians through these transformations in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Part I revisits the colonial period with fresh perspectives and updated scholarship, incorporating recent research on topics such as gender, caste, environment, and entrepreneurship. The cont…
Report of the Panel of Economists: Interim Report on Economic Stabilisation with a Human Face
In September 2008, as the newly elected government struggled to restore macroeconomic stability, the Planning Commission of Pakistan constituted an advisory Panel of eminent economists to “come up with both short and medium term policy actions to address the economic challenges facing Pakistan, especially in the context of the global economic downturn”.1 The Panel was further advised by the Prime Minister to “suggest a short-term policy package t…
Philippines and Indonesia: On the Way to a Migration Transition
This paper, in a comparative analysis of the Philippines and Indonesia, examines first under what conditions can migration favorably contribute to the process of economic development and then to what extent can economic growth impact upon reducing emigration pressures in these labor surplus economies. The paper also argues that there is still considerable scope for putting in place and agreed set of rules and policies to ensure better protection …
To the Gulf and Back: Studies on the Economic Impact of Asian Labour Migration
Human Resource Planning: The Asian Experience
Journal Article Human Resource Planning: The Asian Experience Get access Human Resource Planning: The Asian Experience. Edited by RASHID AMJAD. (New Delhi: Asian Employment Programme (ARTEP) and the International Labour Organisation, 1987. Pp. ix + 323. US $12.00 hardback, US $8.00 paperback. ISBN 92 106034 9, 92 2 106033 0.) Christopher Dougherty Christopher Dougherty London School of Economics Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Ac…
Private Industrial Investment in Pakistan, 1960-1970
List of tables List of figures Preface Abbreviations Introduction: a review of development policies 1947-70 Part I. The Institutional Setting: 1. Macro and theoretical framework 2. The corporate environment Part II. Profitability in the Manufacturing Sector: 3. A time series analysis of profitability 4. Factors influencing profitability at the industry level Part III. Factors Influencing Investment Behaviour: 5. Investment behaviour at the firm l…
Profitability and industrial concentration in Pakistan
Industrial concentration has been an important political issue in Pakistan. White [1974} recently established a relationship between concentration and the return on capital in a sample of company accounts. This study, based on census material, reexamines the problem with a wider coverage and using the pricecost margin, rather than the return on capital, as the measure of profitability. Concentration and a number of other variables are related to …
Philippines and Indonesia: On the Way to a Migration Transition
This paper, in a comparative analysis of the Philippines and Indonesia, examines first under what conditions can migration favorably contribute to the process of economic development and then to what extent can economic growth impact upon reducing emigration pressures in these labor surplus economies. The paper also argues that there is still considerable scope for putting in place and agreed set of rules and policies to ensure better protection …
Human Resource Planning: The Asian Experience
Journal Article Human Resource Planning: The Asian Experience Get access Human Resource Planning: The Asian Experience. Edited by RASHID AMJAD. (New Delhi: Asian Employment Programme (ARTEP) and the International Labour Organisation, 1987. Pp. ix + 323. US $12.00 hardback, US $8.00 paperback. ISBN 92 106034 9, 92 2 106033 0.) Christopher Dougherty Christopher Dougherty London School of Economics Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Ac…
Profitability and industrial concentration in Pakistan
Industrial concentration has been an important political issue in Pakistan. White [1974} recently established a relationship between concentration and the return on capital in a sample of company accounts. This study, based on census material, reexamines the problem with a wider coverage and using the pricecost margin, rather than the return on capital, as the measure of profitability. Concentration and a number of other variables are related to …
Private Industrial Investment in Pakistan, 1960-1970
List of tables List of figures Preface Abbreviations Introduction: a review of development policies 1947-70 Part I. The Institutional Setting: 1. Macro and theoretical framework 2. The corporate environment Part II. Profitability in the Manufacturing Sector: 3. A time series analysis of profitability 4. Factors influencing profitability at the industry level Part III. Factors Influencing Investment Behaviour: 5. Investment behaviour at the firm l…
Human Resource Planning: The Asian Experience
Journal Article Human Resource Planning: The Asian Experience Get access Human Resource Planning: The Asian Experience. Edited by RASHID AMJAD. (New Delhi: Asian Employment Programme (ARTEP) and the International Labour Organisation, 1987. Pp. ix + 323. US $12.00 hardback, US $8.00 paperback. ISBN 92 106034 9, 92 2 106033 0.) Christopher Dougherty Christopher Dougherty London School of Economics Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Ac…
To the Gulf and Back: Studies on the Economic Impact of Asian Labour Migration
Philippines and Indonesia: On the Way to a Migration Transition
This paper, in a comparative analysis of the Philippines and Indonesia, examines first under what conditions can migration favorably contribute to the process of economic development and then to what extent can economic growth impact upon reducing emigration pressures in these labor surplus economies. The paper also argues that there is still considerable scope for putting in place and agreed set of rules and policies to ensure better protection …
Report of the Panel of Economists: Interim Report on Economic Stabilisation with a Human Face
In September 2008, as the newly elected government struggled to restore macroeconomic stability, the Planning Commission of Pakistan constituted an advisory Panel of eminent economists to “come up with both short and medium term policy actions to address the economic challenges facing Pakistan, especially in the context of the global economic downturn”.1 The Panel was further advised by the Prime Minister to “suggest a short-term policy package t…
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern South Asia
South Asia's economies, as well as the scholarship on their economic histories, have been transformed in recent decades. This landmark new reference history will guide economists and historians through these transformations in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Part I revisits the colonial period with fresh perspectives and updated scholarship, incorporating recent research on topics such as gender, caste, environment, and entrepreneurship. The cont…
Economics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Indian Economic and Social Development (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (2 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)