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CAN “HOT SPOT POLICING” HELP SOLVE PAKISTAN’S CRIME PROBLEM?

This blog post originally appeared in Open Society Foundations, in December, 2015. A few weeks ago, a colleague of mine had her mobile phone snatched at gunpoint. It happened while she was standing outside a friend’s house on a seemingly safe street in Lahore. But...
Read MoreIDEAS ASSOCIATE | AMMAR KHALID | PANEL PRESENTATION | LUMS

IDEAS Research Associate, Ammar Khalid & Kabeer Dawani, , Collective for Social Science Research Associate presented in a panel discussion based on their paper, “The Potholed Road to Decentralization: An Explorative Study on Service Delivery in Karachi”. The panel discussion and presentation took place...
Read More(BOOK REVIEW) PHISHING FOR PHOOLS: THE ECONOMICS OF MANIPULATION AND DECEPTION

We have known, for a fairly long time, that we can get swayed by short-term considerations and act against our long-term interests. We know we need to eat healthy and exercise to ensure a healthy future but many of us overeat and indulge in...
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