Bangladesh and Pakistan : flirting with failure in South Asia /
William B. Milam.
- New York : Columbia University Press, c2009.
- xii, 276 p. ; 23 cm.
- ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series ; 34th v. .
- ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series ; v. 34. .
"An ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-269) and index.
Introduction: The turning points -- The legacy of two bloody partitions -- Flawed leaders and failed democracies -- From military to civilian rule in Bangladesh -- From military to semi-military rule in Pakistan -- The Ershad military intervention -- Electoral democracy is not enough -- Electoral democracy revisits Pakistan, 1988-99 -- Pakistan's self-fulling prophecy: The military back in power -- Economic and social development and the NGOs -- Still on the brink after thirty-seven years -- Epilogue.