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Debate #140 · Economy, growth and trade

Should Pakistan prioritise agriculture or industrialisation for development?

Asked 5 times · 4 years · Economics
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (5)Evidence (2)PositionsSame themeIs IMF lending a debt trap or a path to recovery for Pakistan?Can Pakistan's industrial sector drive growth and absorb its labour force?Should Pakistan shift its tax burden from indirect to direct taxes?
+2 moreAre Pakistan's economic troubles structural or the result of policy failure?State ownership or privatisation: which better serves Pakistan's economy?

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Examiners want: agriculture's role and constraints, link to industrial growth, applicability of the Lewis model, alternatives for investment

The questions

2021
CSS · Economics · Explain

How has Arthur Lewis explained the emergences of industrial society from an agrarian economy? Can this model be used to explain industrial development in Pakistan?

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2019
CSS · Economics · Critically analyse

Critically examine the surplus labor model presented by Arthur Lewis. Can this model be used to initiate industrial development in Pakistan?

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2019
CSS · Economics · Analyse

Examine the role of Agriculture Sector in the economic development of Pakistan. Should the country continue investing in it or there exist better options as alternate plans?

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2013
CSS · Economics · Discuss

Agricultural development is indispensable for industrial development in Pakistan. Discuss this statement.

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2007
CSS · Economics · Take a position

"Agriculture is the mainstay of Pakistan Economy" justify the statement and identify the focal areas of strength. Suggest measures to boost and stabilize the performance of the sector and its sub sectors.

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Evidence you can cite

Livestock share: 14.64% of GDP (FY2025-26)Pakistan Economic SurveyWater-Food-Security Nexus: Indus → irrigation → agriculture → food/livelihoods/exports/inflation/stability (Pakistan application)Synthesis

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