In the present day context, the relationship between the politics
of a country and its economy is one not to be ignored. It is safe to say that
the most important section of any election manifesto is to do with the economy
of the country. Ones political belief will determine the economic polices which
are undertaken, for example people adhering to leftist ideologies believe in a
more equal distribution of resources, whereas the opposite is true for
rightists.
Lets take the example of Pakistan, the only real leftist politician
was Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, under his rule big business were nationalized and land
reforms were undertaken to improve the economic condition of the lower class.
Whereas the current party which is in power, the PML-N is a pro-business party,
its vote bank consists of a large number of traders, and its polices are thus
more inclined towards helping the upper-middle class.
It is in fact very true that the vote bank of PMLN consists of people who view the economy with the same lens as of their leaders.
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