02864oam 2200661I 450 991096730340332120240516200909.01-138-97887-61-136-90418-21-136-90419-01-282-93013-397866129301330-203-84222-710.4324/9780203842225 (CKB)2670000000059270(EBL)958348(OCoLC)798530639(SSID)ssj0000440945(PQKBManifestationID)12130606(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000440945(PQKBWorkID)10492442(PQKB)10219669(Au-PeEL)EBL958348(CaPaEBR)ebr10433349(CaONFJC)MIL293013(OCoLC)701205897(MiAaPQ)EBC958348(EXLCZ)99267000000005927020180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitical survival in Pakistan beyond ideology /Anas Malik1st ed.Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ;New York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (253 p.)Routledge advances in South Asian studies ;18Description based upon print version of record.1-138-94812-8 0-415-77924-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Diagrams; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Political survival in a weak state; 2 Weak state, strong society, negotiable polity; 3 Leadership and extraction; 4 Challengers in a weak polity; 5 Quasi-states, extraction, and governance; 6 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexPresenting a framework that incorporates macro-level forces into micro-level strategic calculations, this book explains key political choices by leaders and challengers in Pakistan through the political survival mechanism. It offers an explanation for continuing polity weakness in the country, and describes how political survival shapes the choices made by the leaders and challengers.Using a unique analysis that synthesizes theories of weak states, quasi-states and political survival, the book extends beyond rationalist accounts and the application of choice-theoretical approaches toRoutledge advances in South Asian studies ;18.Political culturePakistanPakistanPolitics and government1988-1999Political culture306.2095491Malik Anas.1151959MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910967303403321Political survival in Pakistan4451445UNINA