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Unravelling Gordian Knots - The Works and Worlds of Dr. Ishrat Hussain
By: Sibtain Naqvi
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Unravelling Gordian Knots explores the life and times of Dr. Ishrat Husain, from his earliest days in a refugee camp in newly made Pakistan to his impactful tenures in the civil services, World Bank, State Bank of Pakistan, academia and institutional reform. A sweeping story, the biography touches upon the key moments in Pakistan’s history as told through the eyes of Dr. Ishrat Husain who served as Governor of State Bank and also other notables drawn from Pakistan’s politics and industry and the institutions Dr. Ishrat Husain has contributed to. As a high-ranking civil servant Dr. Ishrat Husain is an eyewitness to such epochal episodes as the separation East Pakistan and while at the World Bank he saw firsthand the economic struggles of African nations and countries formerly in the Soviet Union. Later he led Pakistan’s economic recovery in the 2000s and for past two decades has been involved in reform of the country’s public and private institutions. A savant and celebrated economist, Dr. Ishrat Husain has left his mark on several institutions. Currently Dr. Ishrat Husain is the Minister for Institutional Reform and as Pakistan strives to improve its public institutions and reform its bureaucracy, his timely biography is a must read for policy makers, educationists, economists, corporate managers and anyone interested in learning about a lifetime of service.
Unravelling Gordian Knots explores the life and times of Dr. Ishrat Husain, from his earliest days in a refugee camp in newly made Pakistan to his impactful tenures in the civil services, World Bank, State Bank of Pakistan, academia and institutional reform. A sweeping story, the biography touches upon the key moments in Pakistan’s history as told through the eyes of Dr. Ishrat Husain who served as Governor of State Bank and also other notables drawn from Pakistan’s politics and industry and the institutions Dr. Ishrat Husain has contributed to. As a high-ranking civil servant Dr. Ishrat Husain is an eyewitness to such epochal episodes as the separation East Pakistan and while at the World Bank he saw firsthand the economic struggles of African nations and countries formerly in the Soviet Union. Later he led Pakistan’s economic recovery in the 2000s and for past two decades has been involved in reform of the country’s public and private institutions. A savant and celebrated economist, Dr. Ishrat Husain has left his mark on several institutions. Currently Dr. Ishrat Husain is the Minister for Institutional Reform and as Pakistan strives to improve its public institutions and reform its bureaucracy, his timely biography is a must read for policy makers, educationists, economists, corporate managers and anyone interested in learning about a lifetime of service.
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