Saif, Lubna.

Authoritarianism and underdevelopment in Pakistan, 1947-1958, the role of the Punjab / Lubna Saif. - Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xxiii, 262 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-245) and index.

Colonial capitalism and the Punjab --
Constructing the post-colonial state --
Emergence of the institutional imbalance --
The destruction of democracy and consolidation of an authoritarian state --
Authoritarianism and underdevelopment.

9780195477030

2010340980


Authoritarianism--History.--Pakistan


Pakistan--Politics and government--20th century.
Pakistan--Economic conditions--20th century.
Punjab (India)--Politics and government.

DS384 / .S245 2010

320.954909045 SAI