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Leading the World

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  • Akmal Hussain

    (Akmal Hussain is Distinguished Visiting Professor, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore and Senior Fellow, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan.)

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South Asia has the possibility of leading the world in addressing the global challenges of poverty, peace and environmental degradation, and in the development of human civilisation in the twenty-first century. In order to do this, the rich cultural traditions of the societies of the region have to be brought to bear on these challenges. This includes, inter alia, the re-placement of competition by cooperation, a new relationship between human beings, nature and economic growth, the valuation of the human rather than the material, the satisfaction of need not greed. Specifically, the citizens of each country should be allowed to travel freely to every other country; a South Asia Health Foundation (SAHF) and one for education should be instituted; private sector joint venture infrastructure projects should be facilitated; and growth must be restructured for rapid poverty reduction. In short, if South Asia is to play a leadership role in the world that is taking shape now, specific initiatives must be undertaken and governments must move out of the mindset of the past.

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  • Akmal Hussain, 2006. "Leading the World," South Asian Survey, , vol. 13(2), pages 235-243, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:soasur:v:13:y:2006:i:2:p:235-243
    DOI: 10.1177/097152310601300204
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