Bangladesh and Pakistan: flirting with failure in South Asia/
William B. Milam
- London : Hurst & Company, 2009.
- xii,276p. ; 23cm.
- ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series, v. 34 .
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
9781850659211
Islam and politics -- Pakistan -- Pāṭa. Pakistan -- Politics and government. Islam and politics -- Bangladesh.