Greed and Grievance; The Dilemma of Federalism in Pakistan
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Federalism, 18th Amendment, Serbia, Third Positionism, Greed versus Grievance, Pervez MusharrafAbstract
This paper will explain third-positionist Paul Collier’s “Greed vs Grievance” theory and why it is a useful theoretical framework for addressing the critical installment of “tight federation” under the 17th amendment and “loose federation” under the 18th amendment in ethnically divided Pakistan. This study evaluates how greed (economic gains) and grievance (political and social deprivation) play in the occurrence of the center-provinces and inter-provinces imbalance relations in the federation of Pakistan. The findings of this research suggest that both grievances and the opportunity for greed can contribute to a failed state and third positionism could be a possible way to resolve intra-state and intra-provinces conflicts.
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