Pakistan Under Bhutto, 1971-1977

ISBN-13: 9780333450864 / Angielski / Miękka / 1988 / 285 str.

Shahid Javed Burki

Opis

An updated and revised account of economic and political decision-making in Pakistan during 1971-77 under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Questioning the reasons for Bhutto's reversal of policy in 1974, the author argues that Bhutto's actions were influenced by prominent social groups.

Spis treści

Part 1 The backdrop: insiders and outsiders; the search for a new constituency; rise to power. Part 2 The regime in power, 1971-7: restructuring institutions; redirecting economic development - management by the PPP left; economic decision-making without constraints, 1974-7. Part 3 The fall from power: preparing for elections in 1977; the 1977 elections. Part 4 The Bhutto legacy.