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Future matches in the global arena will be won by competing populations rather than their rulers; the rule of law and republicanism have to be the core of progress.

Words of WisdomCompeting populations, not rulersMian Ashiq Hussain, How Constitutions Flourish or Fail

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MindsWhy Constitutions Fail, and What Makes Them FlourishMian Ashiq HussainWhy constitutions fail, from America's Articles of Confederation to Pakistan: Mian Ashiq Hussain argues the answer lies in who controls the power of the purse.MindsWhy Nations Fail: A Fiscal AnswerMian Ashiq HussainWhy nations fail, in Mian Ashiq Hussain's account: states rise when public money answers to the people and fall when revenue, debt and taxation slip out of t…MindsSemi-Presidential Systems: Examples and LessonsMian Ashiq HussainSemi-presidential system examples from France and South Korea to Sri Lanka and Taiwan, and why Mian Ashiq Hussain argues the model's time has come for Pakistan.MindsProvincial Autonomy in Pakistan: Beyond Legislative ListsMian Ashiq HussainProvincial autonomy was Pakistan's founding promise. Mian Ashiq Hussain traces it from the Lahore Resolution through One Unit, 1971 and the 18th Amendment, a…MindsHow Judges Are Appointed: UK, India and Pakistan ComparedMian Ashiq HussainHow are judges appointed in the UK, and what can India and Pakistan learn? Mian Ashiq Hussain compares Britain's Judicial Appointments Commission, India's co…MindsProportional Representation vs First Past the PostMian Ashiq HussainDoes first past the post hand power to minorities? Mian Ashiq Hussain draws on elections in Britain, Weimar Germany and India to argue that proportional repr…

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