Power and civil society in Pakistan / edited by Anita M. Weiss and S. Zulfiqar Gilani.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weiss, Anita M.

Gilani, S. Zulfiqar.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pakistan--Politics and government--1988-1999.

Pakistan.

Politics and government.

Pakistan--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Pakistan--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xvi, 312 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Pakistani society continues to find itself in a state of upheaval because of the mad scramble for power in almost all sectors. This book presents a dialogue between eminent scholars and social activists, from which emerges a fascinating outlook on the underlying issues of the renegotiation of power in Pakistan.

Contents:

Introduction / Anita M. Weiss and S. Zulfiqar Gilani

Savage capitalism and civil society in Pakistan / Mustapha Kama Pasha

Personal and social power in Pakistan

Zulfiqar Gilani

Gendered power relations: perpetuation and renegotiation / Anita M. Weiss

Business and power in Pakistan / Imran Anwar Ali

Politics of power and its economic imperatives: Pakistan, 1947-99 / Shahid Javed Burki

An uncivil society: the role of shadow privatization, conflict and ideology in the governance of Pakistan / Omar Noman

The military / Hasan-Askari Rizvi

Power configurations in public and private arenas: the women's movement's response / Farzana Bari and Saba Gul Khattak

Microfinance in Pakistan: perpetuation of power or a viable avenue for empowerment? / Lynn Renken

Critical engagements: NGOs and the state / Omar Asghar Khan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195794141

OCLC:

47624008