TY - BOOK AU - Nehayan,Mansoor Bin Tahnoon Al TI - Karachi in the Twenty-First Century: Political, Social, Economic and Security Dimensions SN - 9781443889346 AV - DS392.2.K3 U1 - 954.9183 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Newcastle-upon-Tyne PB - Cambridge Scholars Publishing KW - HISTORY KW - Asia KW - India & South Asia KW - bisacsh KW - Economic history KW - fast KW - Social conditions KW - Karachi (Pakistan) KW - History KW - 21st century KW - Economic conditions KW - Pakistan KW - Karachi KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; List of Important Abbreviations; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Appendices; Bibliography; Notes N2 - The forces of globalisation are indiscriminate - they enable those who pursue good and those who pursue evil. The changes brought about by globalisation affect all segments of society, all walks of life, all political parties, all religions, all ethnic groups, and all countries. Sometimes they occur in the most unexpected ways and yield complex results that appear to be mystifying and intractable, at least on the surface. This book describes how the forces of globalisation have descended upon Karachi and exacerbated local and regional problems to the point where the city is teetering on the bri UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1193515 ER -