Warrior State: Pakistan in the Contemporary World

by T.V. Paul

Book Overview

Seemingly from its birth, Pakistan has teetered on the brink of becoming a failed state. Today, it ranks 133rd out of 148 countries in global competitiveness. Its economy is as dysfunctional as its political system is corrupt; both rely heavily on international aid for their existence. Taliban forces occupy 30 percent of the country. It possesses over a hundred nuclear weapons that could easily fall into terrorists' hands. Why, in an era when countries...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199322236
• ISBN13: 9780199322237
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"