ABSTRACT

First published in 1988. This is the first serious academic study of the economic and political development of Pakistan between 1947, the birth of the State, and 1990. First published in 1988 as The Political Economy of Pakistan, this edition has been updated to cover General Zia's death and the start of Benazir Bhutto's government. This book provides an excellent introduction to Pakistan and is of importance to anyone interested in the economic and political development of an Asian country.

part |2 pages

Part One: From Partition to Civil War 1947-71

chapter 2|28 pages

Military Rule and Civil War

part |2 pages

Part Two: Authoritarian Populism Under Bhutto, 1971-77

chapter 1|17 pages

Political Development under the PPP

chapter 3|14 pages

Populism and Ideology

part |2 pages

Part Three: Military Rule Under ZIA, 1977-88

chapter 1|27 pages

Strategies for Self-Preservation

chapter 2|17 pages

A Military Theocracy

chapter 3|31 pages

Economic Developments

chapter 4|17 pages

Ethnic Conflict

chapter 5|7 pages

The Role of the State

chapter 6|8 pages

Benazir Bhutto