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Nation-Building in the Developing States: A Case Study of Pakistan

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  • Husnul Amin

    (Executive Director,)

  • Maryam Siddiqa

    (Lecturer, Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.)

  • Lubna Batool

    (Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.)

Abstract

This research concerns the process of nation-building in developing states with a focus on Pakistan. The study explores hurdles in the process of nation-building in Pakistan. In this connection, the study takes into account key political disparities such as uneven representation of various ethnic groups and regions in legislature and provincial assemblies, state-led cosmetic political reforms and feudalism and biradri-based political system that exist in various administrative units (and their tiers) of the state. The study also highlights the major administrative flaws and demographic shifts and divisions that are hampering the process of nation-building in Pakistan. The research also details the economic disparities found in various forms and at various levels in the state which minimize the prospects of nation-building in Pakistan. The study concludes that nation-building is always a state-controlled process and Pakistan has hardly addressed various hindrances in nation-building process such as political, demographic, administrative and economic issues of the various administrative units (and their tiers) as a state.

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  • Husnul Amin & Maryam Siddiqa & Lubna Batool, 2018. "Nation-Building in the Developing States: A Case Study of Pakistan," Global Social Sciences Review, Humanity Only, vol. 3(4), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gss:journl:v:3:y:2018:i:4:p:1-16
    DOI: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).01
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    Keywords

    Nation-building; State-building; Demographic; Pakistan; Administrative Flaws.;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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