Using manpower policies to transform the force and society : the case of the Pakistan army/
Christine Fair
- 2014
This paper examines the Pakistan army, which with its domination of the state feared Islamist tendencies and incessant belligerence toward India seems to differ markedly from other militaries. Using army recruitment and household survey data it shows that evan the Pakistan army has used personnel policies to reshape its force, despite the numerous challenges of such a course. This essay will expand scholarly understanding of the Pakistan army and how it manages force specific concerns as well as the army's larger project of influencing Pakistan's politics and polity.