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9780195794144

Power and Civil Society in Pakistan

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195794144

  • ISBN10:

    0195794141

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-09-20
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Pakistani society continues to find itself in a state of upheaval because of the mad scramble for power in almost all sectors. This book presents a dialogue between eminent scholars and social activists, from which emerges a fascinating outlook on the underlying issues of the renegotiation of power in Pakistan.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Contributors xi
Part One: Discourse and Context of Power in Civil Society in Pakistan
Introduction
3(15)
Anita. M. Weiss
S. Zulfiqar Gilani
Savage Capitalism and Civil Society in Pakistan
18(31)
Mustapha Kamal Pasha
Part Two: Social Foundations of Power in Pakistan
Personal and Social Power in Pakistan
49(16)
S. Zulfiqar Gilani
Gendered Power Relations: Perpetuation and Renegotiation
65(28)
Anita M. Weiss
Part Three: Political, Economic and Legal Power Structures
Business and Power in Pakistan
93(30)
Imran Anwar Ali
Politics of Power and its Economic Imperatives: Pakistan, 1947-99
123(44)
Shahid Javed Burki
An Uncivil Society: the Role of Shadow Privatization, Conflict and Ideology in the Governance of Pakistan
167(19)
Omar Noman
The Military
186(31)
Hasan-Askari Rizvi
Part Four: New Contenders and Issues in Power Negotiations
Power Configurations in Public and Private Arenas: The Women's Movement's Response
217(31)
Farzana Bari
Saba Gul Khattak
Microfinance in Pakistan: Perpetuation of Power or a Viable Avenue for Empowerment?
248(27)
Lynn Renken
Critical Engagements: NGOs and the State
275(26)
Omar Asghar Khan
Index 301

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