Pakistan

by Baxter, Craig; Kennedy, Charles H.

• ISBN13: 9780813329758
• ISBN10: 0813329752
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-03-19
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

Pakistan has undergone a number of significant changes in the past two years, some of them promising, others perhaps pointing to longer-term dangers. In November 1996, a corrupt and inefficient government led by Benazir Bhutto was dismissed and an interim government installed. New elections were held in February 1997, resulting in a large victory by the Pakistan Muslim League led by Mian Nawaz Sharif.On the positive side, this government has taken cautious and tentative steps toward normalizing relations with India. Also, the interim government formulated a program to moderate the serious economic and financial difficulties in which Pakistan has become ensnaredand there are hints of progress toward economic liberalization.Nevertheless, hotly contested disputes between the judiciary and the executive branches of the Pakistani government continue. The violence that has come from Sunni Shia sectarianism has not been moderated or eliminated. Plus, the environmental deterioration of the country continues amid little action by the government.The contributors to this up-to-the-minute volume provide insight into both Pakistan's optimistic prospects and its threatening problems as they have unfolded over the past two years. These illuminating essays are enhanced by a detailed chronology of the events of 19961997.

Author Biography

Craig Baxter is professor emeritus of politics and history at Juanita College. Charles Kennedy is professor of political science at Wake Forest University.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii	(3)
Map of Pakistan	x
1 Pakistan Elections 1997: One Step Forward	1	(16)
Mohammad Waseem
2 Is Pakistan's Past Relevant for Its Economic Future?	17	(20)
Shahid Javed Burki
3 Pakistan and the Post-Cold War Environment	37	(24)
Hasan-Askari Rizvi
4 Judiciary in Pakistan: A Quest for Independence	61	(18)
Nasim Hasan Shah
5 Liberalization of the Economy Through Privatization	79	(22)
Robert LaPorte, Jr.
Bashir Ahmad Khan
6 Revivalism, Islamization, Sectarianism, and Violence in Pakistan	101	(22)
Mumtaz Ahmad
7 Challenging the State: 1990s Religious Movements in the Northwest Frontier Province	123	(20)
Robert Nichols
8 Pakistan's Environment: Pressures, Status, Impact, and Responses	143	(20)
Syed Ayub Qutub
Chronology (September 1994-April 1997)	163	(18)
Ata Khan
About the Contributors	181	(2)
Index	183