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Unpacking Us is launching any day now! Catch the trailer for a glimpse of what's coming up. In each episode, Asad Liaqat unpacks a deep question facing Pakistani society, politics or the economy, by talking to an expert who spends their time working on that question.
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Feeling Overwhelmed by Pakistan's Challenges
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Sometimes when you look at the problems of Pakistan, it just feels overwhelming. And you feel like you're drowning and you can't breathe. But at the same time, we need to be taking actions that explicitly challenge that status quo.
Introduction to 'Unpacking Us' Podcast
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Hi, I'm Asad Yakin, and here's a sneak preview of what's coming your way on Unpacking Us, a new podcast where we unpack the deepest questions facing Pakistani society, politics, and the economy.
Land Transformation and Housing Market Impact
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Can you tell me more about what we mean by speculation and how it's affecting the housing market? Land and the way that land is conceptualized has transformed over a period of time, right? That's the underlying deeper problem we should be solving. The government in some ways set itself up for failure. I'm not absolving the government or its results correctly by any means. How much of that is actually translated to something on the ground?
Female Labor Force and Productivity Focus
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So Pakistan has a really low female labour force participation rate. Fundamentally, what we need to think about in Pakistan is not increase production, but increase productivity. The status quo is so unequal. There is a radically different way of looking at the world. I actually sent this recently to a bunch of politicians and they were shocked to hear it.
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And if we think about it, this corresponds to the deep ways in which men and women's lives look very different.
Role of Optimism in Macroeconomics
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There are more remitances coming in after 9-11. At the macroeconomic level, what's the role of optimism? When you're facing tough situations, you try and find beauty in everything you see.
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