Alternate Solutions Institute is organizing its 2nd The Bases of Economic Freedom: A Course for the Beginners, for graduate and post-graduate students in Khanaspur (Ayubia) from July 1 to July 7, 2010.
Dr. Sajid Ali, Chairman Department of Philosophy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Ali Salman, an economist and Managing Partner Development Pool, Dr. Khalil Ahmad, Executive Director Alternate Solutions Institute, will act as Resource Persons.
A Cash Award of Rs.5000 will be given to the Best Participant.
A special Reader (consisting of about 150 pages) for the participants has been prepared by Dr. Khalil Ahmad. For a copy of the Reader, please send Rs.500 by money order to Azeem Hafeez, Office Executive, Alternate Solutions Institute, Room No. 32, 3rd Floor, Landmark Plaza, Jail Road, Lahore. The Reader will be sent to you by registered post.
Here is the “Contents” of the Course:
Contents
Orientation
A discussion on the current economic problems of Pakistan and their causes, such as: Inflation, Unemployment, Poverty, etc.
I. Bases of Freedom
Philosophy of Rights; The Concept of Natural and Inalienable Rights; The Concept of Self-Ownership; The Philosophy of Liberty; Economic Rights; Fundamental Rights in Pakistan
II. What is Economic Freedom
Definition of Economic Freedom; Elements of Economic Freedom; Implications of Economic Freedom
III. Economic and Political Freedom
How Economic Freedom relates to Political Freedom? The Nature of the Relationship; Can one Survive without the other? Can Economic Freedom ensure Political Freedom?
How the relationship between Economic and Political Freedom fares in Pakistan?
IV. Democracy and Economic Freedom
How Economic Freedom is related to Democracy
V. Basic Economics
Defining Economics; The Laws and Schools of Economics; Classical and Keynesian Economics; Ten Key Elements of Economics; Free Market Economy; Free Trade; Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy
VI. Conditions of Economic Freedom
Protection of Person and Property; Protection of Property Rights: Physical Property Rights and Intellectual Property Rights; Freedom of Contract; Rule of Law
VII. Economic Freedom and Prosperity
How Economic Freedom Brings Prosperity to Everyone; What Economic Freedom Reports and Indices amount to; The case of Pakistan
VIII. Pakistan and Economic Freedom
The State of Economic Freedom in Pakistan; The Score and Ranking of Pakistan in the Economic Freedom of the World 2009 Anuual Report; Detailed Study and Analysis of Pakistan’s Scoring in Various Areas and Components of Economic Freedom Report; How Pakistan can improve its Scoring in Various Areas and Components; Measures to Improve the Score
For more information, contact:
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