UID:
almahu_9949576911802882
Format:
1 online resource (90 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8330-8753-3
Content:
Pakistan is already one of the most urbanized nations in South Asia, and a majority of its population is projected to be living in cities within three decades. This demographic shift is likely to have a significant impact on Pakistan's politics and stability. This report briefly examines urbanization as a potential driver of long-term insecurity and instability, with particular attention to the cities of Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta.
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Executive Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Origin and Focus of Project; Research Question, Design, and Approach; Structure of the Document; Chapter Two: Urbanization Trends in Pakistan; Urbanization Is Increasing; Urbanization Is Concentrated in a Small Number of Very Large Cities; Urbanization Is Particularly Concentrated in Punjab, Secondarily in Sindh; Urbanization as Fluid Phenomenon: Floating Populations; Pakistanis in Gulf as a Major "City"
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Urbanization, Public Services, and Economic OpportunitiesChapter Three: Karachi, Lahore, Quetta: A Tale of Three Cities; Karachi: Pakistan's "Maximum City"; Lahore: Punjab's Heartland; Quetta: View from the Periphery; Chapter Four: The Political Environment; Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz; Pakistan People's Party; Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf; Muttahida Qaumi Movement; Islamist Parties; Awami National Party; Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam; Chapter Five: Security Considerations; Increasing Urbanization May Fuel Anti-American Sentiment
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Increasing Urbanization May Fuel Radical Transnational Islamist GroupsIncreasing Urbanization Is Likely to Change the Dynamic of Counterterrorism; Demographic Shifts Are Likely to Make Karachi a Potential Site for Increased Terrorism and Anti-American Extremist Operations; Demographic Shifts Are Less Likely to Produce Such Outcomes in Lahore or Quetta; Demography and Urbanization Are Unlikely to Dislodge the PML-N/PPP Duopoly from Control of Pakistan's Central Government and Most Provincial Governments
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Demography and Urbanization Are Unlikely to Bring Islamist Parties to Power at the Center or in Punjab and SindhDemography and Urbanization Are Likely to Increase Popular Demand for Political Reform-With Both Positive and Potentially Adverse Impacts on U.S. Security Interests; Chapter Six: Lessons for the Future; Conclusions; Projections on the Course of Pakistani Politics; Demography Is Not Destiny; There Are No Game-Changers on the Horizon; The X-Factor in the Equation Is Popular Demand for Governance; Appendix: Most Populous Cities; References; Back Cover
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8330-8750-9
Language:
English
