Political Survival in Pakistan Beyond Ideology |
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| Author:
| Malik, Anas |
| Series title: | Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-77924-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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This book explains key political choices by leaders and challengers in Pakistan through the political survival mechanism and offers an explanation for continuing polity weakness in the country. Offering a framework that incorporates macro forces into micro-level strategic calculations by key agents, it fills a gap in the literature. The study applies to cross-national comparison in Islamic contexts, thus presenting a counterpoint to studies that focus on ideology.
This book explains key political choices by leaders and challengers in Pakistan through the political survival mechanism and offers an explanation for continuing polity weakness in the country. Offering a framework that incorporates macro forces into micro-level strategic calculations by key agents, it fills a gap in the literature. The study applies to cross-national comparison in Islamic contexts, thus presenting a counterpoint to studies that focus on ideology.