Amazon.com description: Product Description: Interdisciplinary in nature and presenting diverse points of view, this highly readable volume offers an in-depth and provocative discussion of contemporary Pakistan. After briefly placing Pakistan in its historical setting, the contributors examine numerous problems the Pakistani government must address in the coming decade if the country is to succeed both politically and economically. From deep-rooted structural imbalances to wasteful military expeditures, from ethnic divisions to the rapid increase in population, this volume provides readers with the most current information on Pakistan to date. Topics examined include urbanization, education, industrial and agricultural development, foreign affairs, and administration. Foundations of Pakistan's Political Economy will certainly stimulate debate on long-term issues of political and economic significance and will command the attention of economists, political scientists, sociologists, planners, and administrators.