Beyond the pendulum of the general and the landlord-politician: understanding and creating alternative futures for Pakistan

Sohail Inayatullah

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)69-76
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Futures Studies
Volume12
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

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