The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

School of Business, Management and Administrative Sciences

Baghdad ul Jadeed Campus, Bahawalpur

ECONOMY OF PAKISTAN
COURSE OUTLINE:
Course: Economy of Pakistan Instructor Farhan Sarwar
Credit Hours 03 Contact No. +923324859060
Program BBA-V Class (M1,M2, Bridging)
Lecture Days Monday Lecture Time 10:30 – 12:00

COURSE DESCRIPTION/OBJECTIVE:
This course is designed to provide students with critical information and knowledge about Pakistan
economic environment. Important components which contribute to the development and progress of
the economy of country are included here.
The students are expected to learn about the current economic condition of Pakistan and also to
develop analytical thinking about future. Since the topics discussed have both descriptive and
quantitative approach students will be beneficial from both angles.

INDENTED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of this course Students will be able to:
Get good knowledge of overall Economy of Pakistan and historical performance of different sectors of
economy. They will able to develop skills to minimize threats of economy and bring ideas to improve
country on international level. Undertaking household behaviors, Resources, spending’s, labor and
production. They can plan for the execution and management of all the relevant functional areas of new
strategies of economy including get efficient results by smart spending or creative ideas.

COURSE CONTENT (SEMESTER V)

Week 01 Introduction to Economy:
A Country’s Economy Case Study of Pakistan
Week 02 Introduction to Agriculture Sector:
Agriculture Sector Historical Background:
Agriculture Sector Policies:
Agriculture Sector: Critical Issues:
Week 03 Manufacturing / Industrial Sector:
Industrial Sector Historical Background:
Industrial and Infrastructural Sector Policies:
Industrial Sector: Critical Issues:
Week 04 Financial Sector and Capital Markets
Financial Sector Historical Background:
 Financial Sector: Critical Issues:
Introduction to Insurance Industry:
Introduction to Capital / Equity market:
Week 05 Infrastructural Services:
Energy Resources:
Foreign Trade:
Foreign Trade Historical Background:
Foreign Trade: Challenges:
Week 06 Balance of Payments
GDP and National Income:
Resource Mobilization (Domestic and Foreign):
Week 07 Monetary Policy:
Fiscal Policy:
Week 08 Public Finance I: the Structure of Taxation
Public Finance II: Debts and Deficits
Week 09 Growth and Investment:
Investment Policy:
Commercial Policies:
Labor Force and Labor Policy:
Week 10 Social Sector:
Health:
Education:
Population:
Urbanization and Housing
Gender Inequality and Women
The Environment
Week 11 SWOT Analysis of Pakistan’s Economy:
Week 12 Political Economics
Framework of Economic Growth of Pakistan
Pakistan in the Third Millennium
How Pakistan grow on international level.

RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS
1. Nasir, M. Saeed, Economics of Pakistan, Markazi Kutub Khana, 1996.
2. Malik, Sohail, Economy of Pakistan, Hyder Kamal Syed Imtiaz Publishers, Lahore, 1999.
3. Saeed, Amjad Khawaja, Economy of Pakistan, Pakistan Institute of Management Science, 2002.
4. Zaidi S. Akbar, Saiyid Ameena, Issues in Pakistan’s Economy, Oxford University Press, 2000.
5. Pakistan Economic Survey (Various Issues).
6. Pakistan Year Book

Grading Criteria:
Class Participation 05%
Assignments 10%
Quizzes 05%
Midterm 30%
Final term 50%
Total 100%