Perspectives on Contemporary Pakistan: Governance, Development and Environment

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This book analyses problems of governance, development and environment affecting contemporary Pakistan; issues that lie at the centre of federal and provincial policy deliberations, formulation and implementation. The book offers a comprehensive assessment of the policies, or lack thereof. Authors from a variety of disciplines empirically and conceptually evaluate latest developments, events and data regarding law and order, economic under-performance, social intolerance and climate crisis. The book offers varied perspectives on state sovereignty, civil-military relations, spousal violence, rural development, CPEC, nuclear governance and transboundary climate risk. Arguing that the conclusions should be adopted by the social, political and economic stakeholders of Pakistan, as well as the region at the higher level of governability, the book demonstrates that it would both boost national morale and inspire individuals to further investigate to come up with innovative solutions. Examining some of the most pressing and persistent problems Pakistan and South Asia is facing, the book will be of interest to academics working in the fields of Political Science, in particular South Asian Politics, Development Studies and Environmental Studies. 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