The Musharraf Paradox: the Failure of an Economic Success Story
Abstract
Despite some of the more rapid rates of economic growth seen in Pakistan in years, the government of Pakistan’s
Pervez Musharraf was soundly rejected by voters in early 2008. To the surprise of many observers, it was the economy,
rather than increased violence, the war on terrorism, or the authoritarian nature of the regime that was the prime
concern of electorate. It appears that much of the macro-economic successes did not trickle down very far – increased income
inequalities and regional disparities, rising inflation only added to the electorate’s frustrations. After examining the
country’s pattern of growth and the results of Musharraf’s economic programs, a more fundamental criticism can be made
– the economic development model adopted over the last eight years is unlikely to have laid a solid foundation for further
growth.
Description
The Open Area Studies Journal (2008), pp. 1-15.
Refereed Journal Article
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.Collections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Economic peace through the Israeli lens
Davis, Rachel N. (Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-03);The economic factors in the Arab'Israeli Conflict are often overshadowed by its more powerful political features, but economics plays a significant, if not equal, role in the conflict's protracted nature. Like politics, ... -
Economic Dimensions of Civil Conflicts
Hacisalihoglu, Serdar (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012-09);The thesis has five chapters (1) an introduction, (2) the economic risk factors causing civil conflicts, (3) the economic dimensions of peace building (4) a Kosovo case study, and (5) the conclusion. Chapter II discusses ... -
Economic intelligence of the modern state
Levytskyi, Valentyn (2001-03);The goal of the thesis is to explore economic intelligence. The work includes the analysis of open sources. Tile approach to the issue of economic intelligence is based on the analysis of the state's economic security. The ...