00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217613182161 Buklod 20191112120359.0 m q i ta 171110s2018 mdu rb |001 0|eng d 9781498539753 (cloth : alk. paper) (iLib)UPD-00418665709 DLC DAC rda eng DMLUC JQ 629 A58 M35 2018 Malik, Anas author. Polycentricity, Islam, and development potentials and challenges in Pakistan Anas Malik. Lanham, Maryland Lexington Books 2018. viii, 317 pages 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-307) and index. 1. Introduction -- 2. Polycentric Governance in a Weak State -- 3. Polycentricity in Islamic Tradition -- 4. Polycentric Metanorms and Islam in Pakistan -- 5. Jurisdictions and Collective Choice Units in Pakistan -- 6. Viability. Polycentricity means governance comes from many sources outside the central government, sometimes sparking destructive conflict. Touching on development, polycentric governance, and Islamic and South Asian Studies, this book argues that religiously and historically-grounded shared understandings can support productive polycentric order in Pakistan and comparable Muslim-majority developing countries. Islam and politics Pakistan. Pakistan Politics and government 20th century. Pakistan Politics and government 21st century. FO UPD DAC JQ 629 A58 M35 2018 Book