Pakistan's democratic transition : change and persistence / edited by Ishtiaq Ahmad and Adnan Rafiq. - xi, 248 pages ; 25 cm. - Routledge studies in South Asian politics ; 9 . - Routledge studies in South Asian politics ; 9. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Pakistan's third democratic transition / Ishtiaq Ahmad -- 2. Enduring challenges to democracy / Maya Tudor -- 3. Mapping the 'establishment' / Ayesha Siddiqa -- 4. New politics of the middle class / Adnan Rafiq -- 5. Social drivers of democratic change / Rasul Bakhsh Rais -- 6. Military, militancy, and the crisis of governance / Rasul Bakhsh Rais -- 7. Pluralist society vs. monist state / Saeed Shafqat -- 8. Judicial activism and the rule of law / Saeed Shafqat -- 9. Demographic dividend and democracy / Mosharraf Zaidi -- 10. Understanding the Baloch ethnic question post 18th Amendment / Rafiullah Kakar -- 11. The challenges of a resilient economy / Rashid Amjad -- 12. Civil-military convergence for stability / Hussain Nadim -- 13. Great powers, military supremacy, and persistent contestation / Hannes Ebert.

9781138647961 (hardback)

2016018727


Democracy--Pakistan.
Civil-military relations--Pakistan.


Pakistan--Politics and government.

JQ629.A91 / P355 2017

954.9105/31