ABSTRACT

This book analyses problems of governance, development and environment affecting contemporary Pakistan; issues that lie at the centre of federal and provincial policy deliberations, formulation and implementation.

The book offers a comprehensive assessment of the policies, or lack thereof. Authors from a variety of disciplines empirically and conceptually evaluate latest developments, events and data regarding law and order, economic under-performance, social intolerance and climate crisis. The book offers varied perspectives on state sovereignty, civil-military relations, spousal violence, rural development, CPEC, nuclear governance and transboundary climate risk. Arguing that the conclusions should be adopted by the social, political and economic stakeholders of Pakistan, as well as the region at the higher level of governability, the book demonstrates that it would both boost national morale and inspire individuals to further investigate to come up with innovative solutions.

Examining some of the most pressing and persistent problems Pakistan and South Asia is facing, the book will be of interest to academics working in the fields of Political Science, in particular South Asian Politics, Development Studies and Environmental Studies.

chapter |16 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|16 pages

Fighting for the FATA

Military action and governance in the tribal areas of Pakistan

chapter 2|12 pages

The FATA merger with Khyber–Pakhtunkhwa

Governance challenges and development opportunities

chapter 3|10 pages

Provincial Finance Commissions in the Punjab

Implications for development and governance

chapter 4|18 pages

Electoral trends and political development

Impact on governance

chapter 5|20 pages

Duality, dynamism and deterioration

Civil–military relations and governance in contemporary Pakistan

chapter 6|13 pages

Rural development in contemporary Pakistan

The case of SUCCESS in Sindh

chapter 7|19 pages

Development and women

An analysis of spousal violence against women in Pakistan

chapter 8|23 pages

Food insecurity and childcare

Development challenges and prospects

chapter 9|17 pages

Development, multilateral institutions and Pakistan

A critical debate

chapter 11|18 pages

‘Deterrence’ development and nuclear governance

Understanding doctrinal transformation in the contemporary context

chapter 13|14 pages

Water governance, climate and development

A case study of the Indus Waters Treaty