This book provides a comprehensive reassessment of the development of the economy of Pakistan since independence to the present. It employs a rigorous statistic

Utilising the contemporary China-Pakistan relationship, economic theory and history, this book evaluates if China can spark Pakistan's growth.

The book addresses why the Pakistani state is facing persistent challenges in extending and consolidating its governance (authority) throughout its territories,

The focus of this volume is on the role of the developmental state in a situation in which a series of major crises affects the (semi-) periphery of the global

This volume examines the trajectory of Pakistan’s democratic transition and the implications of this change for its security. In May 2013, for the first time