Journal article
Beyond the Pendulum of the General and the Landlord-Politician: Understanding and Creating Alternative Futures for Pakistan
Journal of Futures Studies, Vol.12(4), pp.53-68
2008
Abstract
In this essay, I outline five futures for Pakistan: (1) the Pendulum continues forever, (2) Collapse, (3) joining Chindia, (4) the Great Game, and (5) a South Asian Confederation. The most familiar and likely are based on the pendulum of rule by the military and rule by landlord/politicians. However, what is needed is to move from the more likely and less desirable futures to a process of anticipatory democracy where the citizens of Pakistan consider, create and commit to building their preferred future.
Details
- Title
- Beyond the Pendulum of the General and the Landlord-Politician: Understanding and Creating Alternative Futures for Pakistan
- Authors
- Sohail Inayatullah (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Publication details
- Journal of Futures Studies, Vol.12(4), pp.53-68
- Publisher
- Graduate Institute of Futures Studies, Tamkang University
- Date published
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1027-6084
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2008 Graduate Institute of Futures Studies, Tamkang University. Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449726802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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