Law and Governance in the Muslim World: The Case of Pakistan

Chicago GSB Pakistan Club

5/19/2007 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Where

Gleacher Center
Room 100
450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive
Chicago, Illinois

Driving Directions: Look for free parking on nearby streets.

Who

Prof. Atif Mian
Associate Professor of Finance
Chicago GSB

Cost

Members and Non-members : Free (Online Registration Required)

Program

11:00 - 11:15 AM: Welcome and Speaker Introduction

11:15 - 11:45 AM: Presentation

11:45 - 12:15 PM: Q & A

12:15 - 1:00 PM: Informal Networking

Registration

Questions

K. Rizwan Kadir, MBA '97

Event Details

Professor Atif Mian will discuss the relationship between religion and state in Pakistan since independence, and more importantly, try and understand why this relationship evolved the way it did. In this regard he will touch upon two factors in particular: (i) partition (in 1947) and the resulting nature of migratory patterns (particularly into and out of West Pakistan). He will briefly talk about some of his research in this regard with Prashant Bharadwaj (Yale University) and Asim Khwaja (Kennedy School of Government - Harvard University); (ii) autocratic regimes - the political economy of autocratic regimes, i.e., why is it the case (theoretically) that autocratic regimes are more likely to encourage dogmatic politics. The above would be the normative aspect of his presentation. On a more positive note, he will talk about what can be done to move forward. This has to deal with suggestions regarding constitutional reforms and economic and political reforms, with particular emphasis on how to implement them successfully.

Speaker Profiles

Atif Mian
Associate Professor of Finance
Chicago GSB

Associate Professor of Finance - Chicago GSB Education B.S. (Mathematics, Computer Science), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996; Ph.D. (Economics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001.