TY - BOOK AU - Milam,William B. TI - Bangladesh and Pakistan: flirting with failure in South Asia T2 - ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series SN - 9789848815199 U1 - 954.9105 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Dhaka PB - The University Press Limited KW - Islam and politics KW - Pakistan KW - Bangladesh KW - Politics and government KW - Civilization N1 - "An ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy book."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-269) and index; Introduction: The turning points -- The legacy of two bloody partitions -- Flawed leaders and failed democracies -- From military to civilian rule in Bangladesh -- From military to semi-military rule in Pakistan -- The Ershad military intervention -- Electoral democracy is not enough -- Electoral democracy revisits Pakistan, 1988-99 -- Pakistan's self-fulling prophecy: The military back in power -- Economic and social development and the NGOs -- Still on the brink after thirty-seven years -- Epilogue ER -