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Democracy Or Military Dictatorship: A Choice Of Governance For The Economic Growth Of Pakistan

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  • Shakeel Qadir

    (Institute of Business & Technology)

  • Muhammad Tariq

    (Institute of Business & Technology)

  • Muhammad Waqas

    (Institute of Business & Technology)

Abstract

PurposeThis study is conducted to find out whether democratic or nondemocratic governments bring greater economic growth to Pakistan.MethodologyThe data of economic growth from the bureau of statistics is taken for the period 1947Pakistan’s independence to 2009 which includes four major democratic and four major autocratic era’s.FindingsWith the help of independent sample ttest it is concluded that growth has been better in the periods of autocratic rule with significant difference in areas such as GDP growth rate, CPI inflation, Floating debt and insignificant difference in areas such as Exports, Health Expenditure, FDI, and Electricity generation Practical ImplicationsThe study will help the related departments in forming the effective policies viable for economic growth and development of the country.This study sheds light on the performance of the major types of government systems in terms of economic and social growth

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  • Shakeel Qadir & Muhammad Tariq & Muhammad Waqas, 2016. "Democracy Or Military Dictatorship: A Choice Of Governance For The Economic Growth Of Pakistan," IBT Journal of Business Studies (JBS), Ilma University, Faculty of Management Science, vol. 12(1), pages 39-51.
    • Handle: RePEc:aib:ibtjbs:v:12:y:2016:i:1:p:39-51
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.46745/ilma.ibtjbs.2016.121.4
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