Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi (born 11 July 1935) is a Pakistani

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and scholar.

Early life and education

Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi was born in

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on 11 July 1935. He migrated to

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, Pakistan in 1950.Profile of Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi on SAGE Publishing website
Retrieved 9 September 2020 He received his master's degree from

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in 1961 and his doctorate from

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in 1966. He was a post-doctoral research fellow at

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from 1969–1970.

Career

Naqvi served as the director of the

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from 1979 to 1995. He also served as a senior economic advisor for the

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(NEPRA) and a

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Distinguished National Professor and director general at

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Awards

* ''

Sitara-i-Imtiaz The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially meritorious contribution to the ...

'' (Star of Excellence) Award by the

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(NEPRA), (April 1998 to February 2000). * Economic Adviser, MCB Institute for Development Research (1995–1996). * Director,

, Islamabad (2 January 1979 - 10 July 1995) * Chief, Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan (1 October 1971 to 1 September 1972). * Officer-in-Charge and Senior Research Economist, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (March 1967 to 15 September 1971).

Areas of specialization

* Development Economics *

International Economics International economics is concerned with the effects upon economic activity from international differences in productive resources and consumer preferences and the international institutions that affect them. It seeks to explain the patterns and ...

Agricultural Economics Agricultural economics is an applied field of economics concerned with the application of economic theory in optimizing the production and distribution of food and fiber products. Agricultural economics began as a branch of economics that specif ...

* Comparative Economic Systems * Econometric Model-building Membership and Association: 26 Associations, Boards, Committees etc., -- both national and international; some important ones are: * Member, National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. * Founder President, Pakistan Society of Development Economists, Islamabad, 1982-1995. * Chairman, the Committee on Economic and Social well-being for the Eighth Five Year Plan, appointed by the Government of Pakistan 1992. * Chairman, (1990–1992) and Member (1982–1993) Board of Management, Asian and Pacific Development Center, The United Nations, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. * Chairman (1981–1983) and Member (1983–1987), Asian Sub-Link Project, ESCAP,

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, Thailand. * Chairman, Committee on Islamization, appointed by the Finance Minister, Government of Pakistan, 1980.

Editorship of journals

Editor of 14 national and international Journals including: * Editor, The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad (1979–1995). * Member, Board of Editors, Managing International Development (M.I.D.) The United Nations, New York. * Member, South Asia Journal, The Sage Publishers, New Delhi (1997--). --- all the above needs cutting and citing, and the following list could do with judicious pruning. --->

Selected publications

* Perspectives on Morality and Human Well-being, Leicester (UK): Islamic Foundation, 2003. * Development Economics: Nature and Significance. Sage Publications, New Delhi, US, London, 2002.Books by Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi on Internet Archive Open Library website
Retrieved 9 September 2020 * The Crisis of Development Planning in Pakistan: Which Way Now? Islamabad: Institute of Policy Studies. (March 2000). * External Shocks and Domestic Adjustment: Pakistan 's Case 1970-1990, Oxford University Press, 1997. * Islam, Economics, and Society . London: Kegan Paul International 1994.Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi book review on Princeton University Library website
Retrieved 9 September 2020 * Development Economics : A New Paradigm. New Delhi: Sage Publications, 1993. * SAARC Link: An Econometric Approach. (Asian and Pacific Development Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) New Delhi: Oxford & IBH. 1992. * Macro-Economic Framework for the Eighth Five Year Plan; Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, 1992. * On Raising the Level of Economic and Social Well-Being of the People. Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, 1992. * Structure of Protection and Allocative Efficiency in Manufacturing. San Francisco International Center for Economic Growth, 1991 (with A.R.Kemal). * Structural Change in Pakistan's Agriculture. Islamabad Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. October, 1989 (with Mahmood Hasan Khan and Ghaffar Chaudhry). * Land Reforms in Pakistan: A Historical Perspective. Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. November, 1987 (with Mahmood Hasan Khan and Ghaffar Chaudhry). * Preliminary Revised P.I.D.E. Macro-Econometric Model of Pakistan 's Economy . Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, 1986 (with Ashfaq H. Khan and Ather Maqsood Khan). * Ethics and Economics: An Islamic Synthesis. Published by the Islamic foundation, UK, 1981.Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi books on goodreads.com website
Retrieved 9 September 2020

References

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