Table of Contents

Introduction
Struggle for Democracy: 1947-58 and 1971-77
Military and Governance
Political Economy: Near the Brink of Collapse
Ethnic Divide: Aspirations and Political Power
The Rising Tide of Islamic Fundamentalism in Pakistan
The Menace of Narco Power: Parallel Government
Restoration of Democracy and Crisis of Governability: 1988-99
Persistent Praetorianism: Pakistan`s Fourth Military Regime
Authoritarianism, Democracy and Development
Select Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Veena Kukreja is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. Recipient of Gold Medal for securing first position in B.A. (Hons.), Delhi University, Kukreja received her M.A., M.Phil. (both first class) and Ph.D. from Delhi University. She specializes in International Relations, South Asia and Pakistan Studies. Her published works include: Military Intervention in Politics: A Case Study of Pakistan (New Delhi: NBO Publishers, 1985), Civil-Military Relations in South Asia: Pakistan, Bangladesh and India (New Delhi: Sage Publications, 1991), Contemporary Pakistan: Political Processes, Conflicts and Crises (New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2003) and co-edited Pakistan: Democracy, Development and Security Issues (New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2005). She has published numerous research papers and articles in scholarly journals.