Pakistan’s Cautious Democratic Course

Shahid Javed Burki is the director of the China and Mongolia department at the World Bank. Among his recent books are Pakistan: A Historical Dictionary (Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1991), Pakistan Under the Military (Boulder, Col.: Westview Press, 1991), and Pakistan: The Continuing Search for Nationhood, 2d ed. (Boulder, Col.: Westview Press, 1991). The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the World Bank.