Describes & analyzes Pakistan's political, economic, social, & national security systems & institutions. Examines the interrelationships of those systems & the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Contents: historical setting; the society & the environment; the economy (finance, labor, agriculture, industry); government & politics (constitutional & political inheritance, early political development, political dynamics); national security (evolving security dilemma, the armed services; internal security). Extensive bibliography. Glossary. Index.