TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blank,Jonah
AU  - Clary,Christopher
AU  - Nichiporuk,Brian
TI  - Drivers of Long-Term Insecurity and Instability in Pakistan: Urbanization
SN  - 9780833087539
AV  - HT147 
U1  - 307.76095491 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Santa Monica
PB  - RAND Corporation, The
KW  - Rural-urban migration - Pakistan
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Executive Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- CHAPTER ONE: Introduction -- Origin and Focus of Project -- Research Question, Design, and Approach -- Structure of the Document -- CHAPTER TWO: Urbanization Trends in Pakistan -- Urbanization Is Increasing -- Urbanization Is Concentrated in a Small Number of Very Large Cities -- Urbanization Is Particularly Concentrated in Punjab, Secondarily in Sindh -- Urbanization as Fluid Phenomenon: Floating Populations -- Pakistanis in Gulf as a Major "City" -- Urbanization, Public Services, and Economic Opportunities -- CHAPTER THREE: Karachi, Lahore, Quetta: A Tale of Three Cities -- Karachi: Pakistan's "Maximum City" -- Lahore: Punjab's Heartland -- Quetta: View from the Periphery -- CHAPTER FOUR: The Political Environment -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz -- Pakistan People's Party -- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf -- Muttahida Qaumi Movement -- Islamist Parties -- Awami National Party -- Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam -- CHAPTER FIVE: Security Considerations -- Increasing Urbanization May Fuel Anti-American Sentiment -- Increasing Urbanization May Fuel Radical Transnational Islamist Groups -- Increasing Urbanization Is Likely to Change the Dynamic of Counterterrorism -- Demographic Shifts Are Likely to Make Karachi a Potential Site for Increased Terrorism and Anti-American Extremist Operations -- Demographic Shifts Are Less Likely to Produce Such Outcomes in Lahore or Quetta -- Demography and Urbanization Are Unlikely to Dislodge the PML-N/PPP Duopoly from Control of Pakistan's Central Government and Most Provincial Governments -- Demography and Urbanization Are Unlikely to Bring Islamist Parties to Power at the Center or in Punjab and Sindh; Demography and Urbanization Are Likely to Increase Popular Demand for Political Reform-With Both Positive and Potentially Adverse Impacts on U.S. Security Interests -- CHAPTER SIX: Lessons for the Future -- Conclusions -- Projections on the Course of Pakistani Politics -- Demography Is Not Destiny -- There Are No Game-Changers on the Horizon -- The X-Factor in the Equation Is Popular Demand for Governance -- APPENDIX: Most Populous Cities -- References -- Back Cover
N2  - Pakistan is already one of the most urbanized nations in South Asia, and a majority of its population is projected to be living in cities within three decades. This demographic shift is likely to have a significant impact on Pakistan's politics and stability. This report briefly examines urbanization as a potential driver of long-term insecurity and instability, with particular attention to the cities of Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta
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