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Bangladesh and Pakistan : flirting with failure in South Asia / William B. Milam.

By: Milam, William BMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Dhaka : The University Press Limited, c2010. Description: vii, 276 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9789848815199Subject(s): Pakistan -- Politics and government | Bangladesh -- Politics and government | Islam and politics -- Pakistan | Islam and politics -- Bangladesh | Pakistan -- Civilization | Bangladesh -- CivilizationDDC classification: 954.9105
Contents:
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.
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"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.