Abstract
This research paper is an attempt to highlight the Federal
Cabinet’s contribution in the formulation of Pakistan’s economic
policy and planning which was crucial in the early phase
specifically and in later years generally. It looks into what was
Cabinet’s role in the formation of large number of economic
institutions, how was the Cabinet effective in introducing longterm and short term economic planning and what was
contribution of the Cabinet in formulating policies in the fields
of agriculture, industry, trade and business, which is not
generally brought to light in the academic works on politics and
economy of Pakistan. Cabinets looked into the details of the
periodic reports of the development schemes as well.1
The view
that Prime Ministers of Pakistan belonging to the early period
did not have complete understanding of economic planning2
seems to be unrealistic. They not only understood the economic
affairs but also kept their Cabinets involved in formulating the
economic policies. The role of the Cabinet remained important in
economic decision-making during the military period of Ayub
Khan as well. The Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs
enjoyed a high status in all the Cabinets, besides Minister of
Foreign Affairs.
Naumana Kiran . (2013) ECONOMIC POLICY AND PLANNING: ROLE OF THE FEDERAL CABINET, 1947-1969 , Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume 50, Issue 2.
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