Elite Capture: Gatekeeping Elites, Meritocracy

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ELITE CAPTURE – Elitism, Meritocracy, Gatekeeping Elites

• Not Elite Capture but Capture by Colonial-made Elite – Nadeem Ul Haque & Fahd Zulfiqar
• PIDE Conversation with Sania Saeed

CLARIFYING THE CONCEPT

• Elite Capture or Elite Failure? – Fayyaz Baqir
• Clarifying ‘Elite Capture’ – Umair Javed
• PIDE Conversation with Michael Sandel
• The Elite Network Blocking Pakistan’s Progress – Zainab Ali
• How Elite Capture is Choking Pakistan’s Economic Potential – Muhammad Zeshan
• Elite Capture on Steroids – Taimur Rahman
• Elite Capture by meritocracy: The Meritocracy Paradox in Pakistan – Ayesha Rehman

GOVERNANCE & ELITE CAPTURE

• Elite Capture & Governance in Pakistan: Unravelling Historical Patterns – Fida Muhammad Khan
• The Misleading Story of Elite Capture in Pakistan – Asad ur Rehman
• Elite Bargaining in Pakistan Development’s Saga – Naveed Akhtar and Muhammad Junaid
• From Colonizers to Corporatocrats: The Evolution of Elite Capture – Waqar Ahmad

SOCIOLOGY OF ELITE CAPTURE

• Elites & the Modus Operandi of Constructing Fear – Fahd Zulfiqar
• Sifarish Culture: A Form of Elite Capture – Mustafa Tariq Wynne
• PIDE Conversation with Tamkenat Mansoor

CONTEMPORARY DEBATES ON ELITE CAPTURE

• AI & Educational Elitism – Bina Shah
• The Phenomenon of Underdevelopment: A Case of Pakistan – Tahir Kamran
• Elite Capture of Broadcast & Social Media – Sania Ahmed
• Elites & The Climate Change: Accelerating the Crisis from the Top Down – Maleeha Sattar
• Socialism for the Rich & Capitalism for the Poor – Rehmat Alam
• Elite Bargains & Commoners: Revisiting Two Nation Theory in Pakistan – Zahanat Hussain
• Elite Capture in Sports – Fizzah Khalid Butt

ECONFEST ’24

• Islaah for Public Administration – Maida Ayyaz
• Time to Deregulate – Anjeela Khurram
• Building Wealth through Investments – Amena Urooj & Saud Ahmed Khan
• Are We Afraid of Evaluation – Anjeela Khurram
• Agriculture is not the Future of Pakistan – Sobia Rose
• Essential Steps for Pakistani Companies to Compete Globally – Farhat Mahmood
• The Effects of Culture on Economic Outcomes – Shahid Mehmood
• Pakistan’s Energy Mess – Afia Malik and Tehmina Asad
• EconFest 2024: Fostering Economic Discourse & Youth Empowerment – Maria Jawad Khan
• Electoral Reform Post 2024 – Abbas Moosvi
• The Costly Addiction of Foreign Aid – Uzma Zia
• 24^th IMF Program – Mohammad Shaaf Najib
• AI & the Future of Work for Women in Pakistan – Saba Anwar
• Revamping PTV: A Blueprint for Global Success – Abbas Murtaza Maken
• Geo – economic Dexterity Starts at Home – Saddam Hussein
• Stunted Growth: The Economic Stalemate of Pakistan Business Landscape – Abbas Murtaza Maken
• The Unbearable Cost of Living – Henna Ehsan
• Where do They Spend my Taxes – Karim Khan and Mahmood Khalid
• Islaah Beyond IMF – Muhammad Faisal Ali