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1 online resource (273 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 BIRTH: AUGUST 14, 1947; The Muslims of British India; The Muslims of North-Central Provinces; The Muslims of Punjab and Bengal; The Muslims of the Northeastern Provinces; Pakistan: The Unfinished Task; The Land and Its People; 2 POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT: CONTINUING SEARCH FOR STABILITY; The Roots of Diversity; Muhajir and Indigenous Cultures: The Constitution of 1956; The Ayub Khan Era; The Yahya Khan Era; The Bhutto Era; The Zia Era |
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Pakistan's Military Presidents: A Comparative AnalysisA Series of Failed Administrations; 3 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: CONTINUING POSTPONEMENT OF STRUCTURAL CHANGE; The Current Structure of the Economy; Recent Economic History; The Role of Politics in Pakistan's Economy; External Influences on Pakistan's Economy; The Agricultural Sector; The Industrial Sector; Domestic Resource Mobilization; Pakistan's Economic Future; 4 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: MISSED OPPORTUNITIES; Education and Development; Health and Development; The Population Problem; Urbanization; Poverty; The Status of Women; Conclusion |
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5 GOVERNANCE, CORRUPTION, AND DEVELOPMENT: SOME MAJOR OBSTACLES TO GROWTH AND MODERNIZATIONPoor Governance, Corruption, and the Fall of Benazir Bhutto's Second Government; Poor Governance, Corruption, and Its Impact on Development; Culture and the Culture of Corruption; Conclusion; 6 FOREIGN RELATIONS: SEARCHING FOR A NEW IDENTITY; Initial Foreign Policy Tasks; Relations with India; Relations with Afghanistan; Relations with the United States; Relations with the Third World; Relations with the Muslim World; Development of the Bomb; Terrorism; Conclusion; 7 AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE |
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Pakistan's Historical PurposeThe Role of Islam in Nation Building; Issues for the Future; Notes; Bibliography; About the Book and Author; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Pakistan -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096886
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| Subject |
Pakistan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429967054 |
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0429967055 |
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