Pakistan’s Political Development's Correlation with National Social Conditions: Measurement and Analysis

Abstract

Political history of Pakistan reflects the least concern to political development because
Pakistan has had centralized and authoritarian state structure since 1947. The process
of democratization had been a wishful rhetoric of ruling elite until 2008 because the
military regime had either abrogated or suspended the constitution three times and
ruled the country for more than 30 years in its 75 years of history. Economy due to
mechanisms of administration never set to position from where ray of hope could
emerge. Institutions worked intermingled, and the system of independent operations
were manipulated for personal favors every time. In this situation education sector in
Pakistan also suffered. At the start, there were not enough and standardized
educational institutions to produce and groom skilled citizens and to prepare them for
modern competitive standards that would promote political development of the
country. This research paper focuses on three main variables that are democratization,
economy and education which have been used as an Index of Political Development and
their co-relations with the social conditions which includes the military involvement,
terrorism, and under-development respectively.