The gist of "Why Nations Fail" is that no country can develop unless its institutions are strong. In Pakistan's 74-year history, we made progress only in times when our institutions were allowed to function independently. There are some institutions of the government where the number of employees is less than 20% of their sanctioned strength. Institutions, where there is a shortage of staff, will emburden the scarce workforce with the workload which actually required more staff. The state must ensure that one institution does not interfere unnecessarily in the affairs of another.

Source: The Nation August 18, 2021 16:07 UTC