LEADER 04490nam 2200649 450 001 9910220145803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8330-8753-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000341600 035 $a(EBL)1922628 035 $a(OCoLC)895388736 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001421038 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12559359 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001421038 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11404037 035 $a(PQKB)11750742 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1922628 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11009919 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1922628 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000341600 100 $a20141112h20142014 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDrivers of long-term insecurity and instability in Pakistan $eurbanization /$fJonah Blank, Christopher Clary, Brian Nichiporuk 210 1$aSanta Monica :$cRAND,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (90 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8330-8750-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; 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" 327 $aUrbanization, 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 327 $aIncreasing 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 327 $aDemography 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 330 $aPakistan 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. 606 $aUrbanization$zPakistan 606 $aRural-urban migration$zPakistan 606 $aCities and towns$xGrowth 606 $aInternal security$zPakistan 615 0$aUrbanization 615 0$aRural-urban migration 615 0$aCities and towns$xGrowth. 615 0$aInternal security 676 $a307.76095491 700 $aBlank$b Jonah$0968375 702 $aClary$b Christopher 702 $aNichiporuk$b Brian$f1966- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220145803321 996 $aDrivers of long-term insecurity and instability in Pakistan$92199360 997 $aUNINA