Understanding The Political Economy Of Pakistan Ft. Dr. Taimur Rahman | 295 | TBT

For all those who think there should be Part 2 comment. Get Dr taimur Rehman again on the pod.

That's the first economist I've heard who can talk for hours without diving into the current political landscape. And I mean this in a good way.

lots of love from India. 🇮🇳❤❤.... he is truly a gem..... so articulate....

When you invite a guest like Dr Taimur Rahman, you should allow them to speak and not interfere too much. You can challenge them once they're done speaking.

Mr.Rehman seems to have perfected the art of teaching while making the topic immensely interesting. Doesnt appear patronizing like our typical Pakistani professors.hes like a friendly genius friend you have in clg who knows everything and wants you to learn more than you yourself might want to.

you cant argue with a teacher who handles so many questions every day and also have a political party

Dear Muzamil Bhai, Greetings from Mumbai. Good to see Dr Taimur Rehman on the podcast , who gave diff perspective to issues of Pakistan. Dr Taimur Rehman comes out as a very learned, articulate and grounded person. His videos on YT exhibits multi-facet personality as an Economist, teacher, musician , lucid speaker and balanced interviewer. Pvt sector has sole aim of maximising profits, which runs against basic need of Public services like primary & secondary health & education, Infra , environment etc. Developing economies like Pakistan need State interventions in critical sectors like Health, Education,Water , Power , Communication, Infra like Railways , Universal Banking . Once society reaches a critical mass , pvt sector can expand its reach further. Pvt sector needs to be encouraged in other areas , which demands technology, innovation etc. His Socialist ideas surely adds to the public discourse in Pakistan on Political Economics.

Sorry to say. syed muzammil. Dr. Taimor is extremely genius . You cant argu with him or counter him and teach him . He is so perfect in his theory

Aoa Muzamil! I have been following your podcast for a long time now. For this particular podcast, I feel it could have been so much more interesting if only you would have let Dr. Taimur speak more. I have repeatedly noticed how you interrupt your guests, and it was particularly pronounced in this session when Dr. Sahab was trying to make a point. As an avid listener of your podcast I’d appreciate if you work on your listening skills and respect the guest because clearly they have been invited to your show for their expertise. P.S may be you were having a bad day.

Damn!! Dr. Taimoor is so genius. 🔥

Wikipedia finally have something to say about Taimur. These kinds of debates are healthy for youth rather than our political debates on news channels of pakistan.

I first heard about Taimur Rehman back in 2010, when he made an appearance on FM 91. Still the same amazing guy. I just want to know what's his secret for staying happy all the time. He always has a smile on face. So soft spoken. Mashallah.

Sir was literally teaching him while using that paper as white board

At 3 instances where guest was about to explain some points but it was left because host interrupted him: 1. Point where he was explaining about difference between profit vs output vs growth maximization, he was going to explain further that in some industries like electricity, education, trackters, steel factories etc society needs to prefer output maximization because that will lead to growth maximization in long term but since market follows the principle of profit maximization and profit max doesn't coincide with output max therefore market mechanism will fail there. That was his main point against leaving the economy to market mechanism. 2. Point where they were arguing over whether one has right to frame the question of tax expenditure as "where was my money used?", Guest's basic point was that an individual has right to know where tax was spend not because it is their money but because government should be transparent to public. Host was saying that an individual has right to know because it was their money. Guest's point was lost due to continuous interruption. 3. At last he was going to explain how can a bankrupt state manage to invest in infrastructure development in those industries where output maximization is needed instead of profit maximization but again here he was interrupted. Last point I want to add is that Muzamil has very romanticized idea of post liberalization India. If he is reading this comment he should seriously read the P Sainath's and and several other Indian political economist works. P Sainath runs an online journalistic website called Peoples Archive of Rural India (PARI)

Really good to know you've invited someone from Liberal Arts background... Pakistanis are too much obsessed with Science, Technology and Medicine. We want more people from liberal arts, social sciences, management sciences these fields teaches broad knowledge of how world and society works.

Need part 2 of this.. also 1st time ever I felt Muzamil didn’t let guest to finish his comments and brought his counter questions which maybe formulated while the guest was speaking…

Every lecture,speech,podcast is a treat & enrichment for the brain

The professor proves why he is a professor 😂.

Great Sir!Not a podcast but a learning session.Respect & regards from India!

As a pakistani I feel Good to see such a platform where economic issues are discussed which ideally should have been discussed in our parliament. Let's hope for the best. Keep doing good work.