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The perils and rewards of economies in rehab

Why investors in serial recidivists like Pakistan keep coming back for more

A RECENT EDITION of “The Joe Rogan Experience”, a popular podcast, features the comedian Artie Lange. Mr Lange is an engaging personality who, as he candidly admits, has battled with drugs and gambling. Not long out of his umpteenth period in rehab, he is working in stand-up again. “This business keeps taking me back,” he says with something like amazement.

This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “More in Lahore”

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