The Nature of Dependency in the Socio-Economic Development of Pakistan

Since its inception, Pakistan has shown heavy dependency on foreign assistance from various donors and international financial institutions for its socio-economic development; which highlights the need for research to identify the nature of this dependency. This book adopts a new approach towards the issue. While revisiting the famous dependency theory of development, it investigates the subject from those who were Pakistan's top decision-makers and policy planners to find out if this continued dependency is voluntary or compulsive in nature. People from all walks of life, especially sociologists and development professionals with keen interest in third world development may find much insight into the problem through this innovative work.