Pakistan : beyond the "crisis state" /

The editor is the former Pakistan Ambassador to both the United States and the United Kingdom, and for this book she has gathered together contributors to discuss the state of Pakistan. This collection goes against the grain to argue that the future for Pakistan's democracy looks bright. It br...

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Other Authors: Lodhi, Maleeha
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Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, c2011.
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300 |a xxv, 391 p. ;  |c 23 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a The past as present / Ayesha Jalal -- Why Jinnah matters / Akbar Ahmed -- Why Pakistan will survive / Mohsin Hamid -- Beyond the crisis state / Maleeha Lodhi -- Army and politics / Shuja Nawaz -- Praetorians and the people / Saeed Shafqat -- Ideologically adrift / Ziad Haider -- Battling militancy / Zahid Hussain -- Retooling institutions / Ishrat Husain -- An economic crisis state? / Meekal Ahmed -- Boosting competitiveness / Muddassar Mazhar Malik -- Turning energy around / Ziad Alahdad -- Education as a strategic imperative / Shanza Khan and Moeed Yusuf -- Pakistan as a nuclear state / Feroz Hassan Khan -- Reversing strategic "shrinkage" / Munir Akram -- The Afghan conundrum / Ahmed Rashid -- The India factor / Syed Rifaat Hussain. 
520 |a The editor is the former Pakistan Ambassador to both the United States and the United Kingdom, and for this book she has gathered together contributors to discuss the state of Pakistan. This collection goes against the grain to argue that the future for Pakistan's democracy looks bright. It brings together an extraordinary array of experts, including renowned Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid, Pakistani American sociologist and historian Ayesha Jalal, and Zahid Hussain, author of several books on Islamic militancy in Pakistan. It takes stock of the Islamic republic's fundamental strengths and weaknesses. Presenting a picture of the nation as understood by its people, this anthology assesses the political, economic, social, and foreign policies of an embattled government and its institutional challenges. Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, chair of Islamic studies at American University, and Munir Akram, Pakistan's former ambassador to the United Nations, provide critical perspectives on Pakistan's future. Additional essays capture the complex interplay between domestic and external pressures, such as the variety of powers that continue to manipulate the country's behavior and outcomes. The contributors gathered here ultimately conclude that Pakistan is capable of transitioning into a stable modern Muslim state, though bold reforms are necessary. Offering a detailed and balanced agenda for such reform, Pakistan takes a bold step in reeling the country back from the brink of crisis. 
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