Pakistan on the Brink Politics, Economics, and Society

by Baxter, Craig; Bari, Faisal; Hagerty, Devin T.; Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark; Khan, Bashir Ahmad; Kofmehl, Scott; Jr, Robert LaPorte; Maluka, Zulfikar Khalid; Meadow, Richard H.; Rahman, Tariq; Rais, Rasul Bakhsh; Thornton, Thomas P.; Wilder, Andrew R.

• ISBN13: 9780739104989
• ISBN10: 0739104985
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-03
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

This collection of essays scrutinizes many aspects of Pakistan's foreign policy, including its evolving relations with the United States, India, and Afghanistan. Essential to understanding Pakistan's foreign relations is a focus on the nation's domestic policies. The contributing scholars deftly analyze the following domestic aspects: Pakistan's developing economy, controversial election process, education system, and local government. Pakistan on the Brink is an imperative source for scholars of South Asian Studies, Pakistan Studies, and Political Science.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
The United States--Pakistan Entente: Third Time's a Charm?	1	(20)
Devin T. Hagerty
The Ongoing Conflict: Pakistan and India	21	(16)
Thomas P. Thornton
In the Shadow of the Past: Pakistan's Afghan Policy	37	(16)
Rasul Bakhsh Rais
Reconstructing the Constitution for a COAS President: Pakistan, 1999 to 2002	53	(48)
Zulfikar Khalid Maluka
Elections 2002: Legitimizing the Status Quo	101	(30)
Andrew R. Wilder
Pakistan: Economic Challenges for a New Millennium	131	(24)
Bashir Ahmad Khan
Faisal Bari
Implementing Devolution: The New Local Government Scheme	155	(16)
Robert LaPorte Jr.
Education in Pakistan: A Survey	171	(20)
Tariq Rahman
Fifty-Five Years of Archaeological Research in Pakistan: The Prehistoric Periods	191	(30)
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer
Richard H. Meadow
Chronology of Important Events in Pakistan: October 1999 to October 2002	221	(16)
Scott Kofmehl
Index	237	(6)
About the Contributors	243