Abstract
The political history of Pakistan is strongly associated with the international
political economy circumstances. Constrained due to the geographical location and
her position in the regional political circumstances immediately after the
independence, Pakistan opted for an alliance with the United States. The nature of
Pakistan’s linkages with United States proved to be extremely counterproductive
for the process of democratisation and prospects of institution-building. Various
US administrations exploited the US-Pakistan’s asymmetrical relationships by
taking advantage of Pakistani army’s alliance in pursuit of their imperialist
policies in the Middle East, Cold War with USSR in Afghanistan and recently the
War on Terror. Since, the authoritarian regimes continued to rule Pakistan under
the auspices of US administrations, Pakistan remained stranded between the status
of a complete autocracy and competitive authoritarianism since its independence
till date. Pakistan has been one of the major recipients of foreign aid from US and
other multilateral aid and development agencies but this aid has primarily been
used to consolidate Pakistani army. The continuous inflow of development aid has
had a negative rather than positive impact on Pakistan’s economy and political
institutions.
Aamer Taj, Muhammad Nouman, Saleem Gul. (2015) The Dynamics of International Political Economy Relationships and its Influence on the Process of Democratisation, Institution Building and National Governance Structure in Pakistan, South Asian Studies, Volume 30, Issue 1.
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