Pakistan: Beyond the Crisis State

Recent literature on Pakistan often overlooks the country’s diversity and resilience, focusing instead on single issues. This book offers an alternative perspective, providing a deeper understanding of Pakistan’s dynamics by analysing its political, economic, social, foreign policy, and governance challenges. It also explores the complex interplay between domestic developments and external factors, including great power interests, that are so central to understanding the fluctuations in Pakistan’s fortunes. The contributors contend that Pakistan and its people have the capacity to transform their country into a stable, modern Muslim state, but bold reforms will be needed to bring about this outcome.