{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PIDE Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/pide.org.pk\/blog","author_name":"PIDE Blog","author_url":"https:\/\/pide.org.pk\/blog\/author\/usman\/","title":"Pakistan\u2019s Fatal Conceit of State Economic Interventions - PIDE Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eaCFxTaP2Q\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pide.org.pk\/blog\/pakistans-fatal-conceit-of-state-economic-interventions\/\">Pakistan\u2019s Fatal Conceit of State Economic Interventions<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/pide.org.pk\/blog\/pakistans-fatal-conceit-of-state-economic-interventions\/embed\/#?secret=eaCFxTaP2Q\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan\u2019s Fatal Conceit of State Economic Interventions&#8221; &#8212; PIDE Blog\" data-secret=\"eaCFxTaP2Q\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display=\"none\";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement(\"a\"),a=d.createElement(\"a\"),s.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/pide.org.pk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/142-JHassan-Featured-Image.jpg","thumbnail_width":800,"thumbnail_height":533,"description":"Javed Hassan argues that the Pakistani state\u2019s footprint has encroached well beyond the scope addressing market failures without either increasing productivity or affording consumers greater choice. The state should refrain from the fatal conceit that it can either directly control prices, or effectively coordinate the choices of people better than can be achieved by efficient free markets."}