Perspectives on Contemporary Pakistan: Governance, Development and Environment

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Notes on contributors
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
	Setting the context
		Governance
		Development
		The environment
	Notes
Chapter 1: Fighting for the FATA: military action and governance in the tribal areas of Pakistan
	Introduction
	Pakistan's responses to the growing power of the TTP
	The Obama Administration's approach towards the Pakistan-Afghanistan region
	Pakistan's counterinsurgency campaign
		Military counterinsurgency training and skills
		Targeted use of force against insurgents
		Destroy, clear and hold
		Winning the hearts and minds
		Fragmentation of the FATA insurgency
	Conclusion
	Acknowledgements
	Notes
Chapter 2: The FATA merger with Khyber–Pakhtunkhwa: governance challenges and development opportunities
	Introduction
	Colonisation of the region
	The post-partition period
	Rise of the Tehreek-e-Taliban in the FATA
	The FATA on the eve of the 31st Constitutional Amendment
	The interregnum
	Governance implications of the merger
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 3: Provincial Finance Commissions in the Punjab: implications for development and governance
	Introduction
	Significance of the PFCs
	A case study of the Punjab
		Structure and functions of the PFCs
		The PFCs and democratisation
	Challenges
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 4: Electoral trends and political development: impact on governance
	Introduction
	Established electoral trends: an overview
		Dynastic politics
		Politics of defection
		Communal politics
		New entrants: the TLYR and the MML
		Politics of alliances
	Politics of money as an emerging trend
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 5: Duality, dynamism and deterioration: civil–military relations and governance in contemporary Pakistan
	Introduction
	Civil-military relations post-independence, 1947-71
	Civil-military relations post-break-up, 1972-2008
	Civil-military relations and governance in contemporary Pakistan, 2008-present
		Tracing duality during the PPP government, 2008-13
		Developing duality under the PML-N government, 2013-18
		The PTI government: consolidating duality, 2018-present
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 6: Rural development in contemporary Pakistan: the case of SUCCESS in Sindh
	Introduction
	The RSPs: approach and outreach
	Insights from Sindh: institutionalisation of CDD
		The SUCCESS Programme
	Joint development committees: an innovation to institutionalise CDD
		The 18th Constitutional Amendment and the RSPs
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 7: Development and women: an analysis of spousal violence against women in Pakistan
	Introduction
	The socio-economic and cultural context of SVAW in Pakistan
		The chicken and egg dilemma
		Male dominance, patriarchy and machismo
	Correlates of spousal violence in Pakistan
		Missing links and bridging gaps
	Empirical insights into SVAW in Pakistan
		Dominance analysis
	Legal interventions
		Sindh Province
		Balochistan Province
		Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province
		The Punjab Province
		Simple answers to complex questions
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 8: Food insecurity and childcare: development challenges and prospects
	Introduction
	Socio-economic indicators and the undernutrition debate in Pakistan
		Measures of undernutrition
		Undernutrition in numbers
	Data and multivariate analyses
	Explanatory variables
	Analysis
	Results and discussion
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 9: Development, multilateral institutions and Pakistan: a critical debate
	Introduction
	The cosmopolitanist view
	Cosmopolitanism and Pakistan
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 10: Development and the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): an appraisal
	Introduction
	Key areas of cooperation
	Benefits for Pakistan
		The maritime sector
		Regional connectivity
	Major challenges
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 11: 'Deterrence' development and nuclear governance:understanding doctrinal transformation in the contemporary context
	Introduction
	Doctrinal lessons from the literature
	Deconstructing early doctrinal thought on credible minimum deterrence
	Indian threats to Pakistan's deterrence mix
		India's BMD system and instability
		Evaluating India's nuclear doctrine and its no-first use policy
	Below the red lines: a limited war under a nuclear umbrella
	Filling the gaps: towards operationalising full spectrum deterrence
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 12: The environment and development in contemporary Pakistan: the way forward
	Introduction
	Climate change and extreme weather events
	Pakistan's environmental challenges
	Frequent natural disasters
	Transboundary air pollution
	The water crisis
		Water: the regional dimension
	The way forward
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 13: Water governance, climate and development: a case study of the Indus Waters Treaty
	Introduction
	Genesis of the dispute
		Provisions for Pakistan
		Provisions for India
	Emerging scenario
	Dispute resolution mechanism and the IWT
	Common legal liability in relation to the use of transboundary waters
	Conclusion
	Notes
Index