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The Politics of Common Sense
"Looks at everyday political practice in contemporary Pakistan"--Provided by publisher.
Gunpoint Capitalism
Globalized manufacturing, multinational hegemony, street violence and urban securitization come together in this eye-opening study of Karachi's economic 'order'
Politics of Socio-Spatial Transformation in Pakistan
Politics of Socio-Spatial Transformation in Pakistan analyses the relationship between socio-spatial transformation, styles of leadership and nature of constituents in Pakistan. It examines the way social change influences politics and leadership in its most populated province. Offering a unique viewpoint to study the relationship between politics and social change by examining the nature of relationship between leaders and their constituents, the author introduces the concept of Gradients of Engagements. The book describes the way values of engagement (Talluq) and styles of leadership mediate engagements among politicians, citizens and state bureaucracy in villages and small towns of Pakist...
India, Pakistan, and Democracy
This book focuses on the specificities and the nuances of the state systems of India and Pakistan. It examines in detail the balance of authority and power between popular or elected politicians and the state apparatus through substantial historical analysis. A comparative analysis as well as a historical overview of the two countries, this book constitutes essential reading for students of South Asian History and Politics. It is a useful and balanced introduction to the politics of India and Pakistan.
Out of the Nuclear Shadow
Outraged conscience, careful argument, poetry and political analysis -- gathered here is the diversity of voices, traditions, and approaches that are weaving themselves into an anti-nuclear and peace movement in India and Pakistan. In these essays, written before, during, and after the May 1998 nuclear explosions, scholars and activists from both countries attempt to understand and challenge the nuclearisation of South Asia. The essays are an act of resistance against governments that see nuclear weapons as a currency of power, as symbols of prestige, as sources of security, as moments of glory in an otherwise dismal contemporary history.The collection includes Mahatma Gandhi's response to t...
Sustainable Development
This two-volume book is the result of concern for translating specialized multi and transdisciplinary research into effective policy measures in the global South. Thus, researchers, academics, creative writers, thoerists, activists and policy-makers from different regions of the world have endeavored to highlight critical issues of social and economic development. Both volumes highlight the crosscutting linkages between the environment and social sectors, and the increasingly complex demands upon the policy arena to respond to these issues quickly and effectively. The first volume addresses the broad theme of the environment and its interface with governance and globalization; the second volume addresses the issue of sustainable development vis-a-vis the social sectors.
Quest for Justice
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Pakistan Under Musharraf, 1999-2002
"This is a book of essays, dedicated to Omar Asghar Khan, based on research conducted between 1999 and 2002 while the author was at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute. Given that a military government had assumed power during this period, it was inevitable that many of the public policy issues addressed are key reforms discussed and instituted by this government. The first section is about land reform that one can refer to as "the mother of all reforms" in the country. This represents a recurring and connecting theme of the book. The second section is on devolution that was the first, most fundamental, and most talked about reform of the military government. Like land reform, but n...
