The rise of military capital in Pakistan: Military neoliberalism, authoritarianism and urbanization

A Ahmed - Geoforum, 2023 - Elsevier
This article develops the concept of military neoliberalism that allows us to trace the
historical development of Pakistani military capital with the expansion of market-led reforms …

Reformulating theories of 'accumulation by dispossession':'Contested accumulations through displacement'in postcolonial Punjab, Pakistan

D Khan - Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
The reformulation of Harvey's seminal theory of 'accumulation by dispossession'(ABD) has
sparked a robust debate within the heterodox political economy literature. On one hand …

Political economy of the 'informal'housing question: institutional-hybridity of the postcolonial state

D Khan - Review of International Political Economy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract In recent years, International Political Economy (IPE) scholars have increasingly
turned their attention to cities. However, their primary focus has been on the role of a select …

Political economy of the 'agrarian–urban frontier'in Pakistan: Agrarian transformation, social reproduction and exploitation

D Khan - Journal of Agrarian Change, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The paper underscores the need to reconsider the ontological separation between
processes of production and reproduction in the context of agrarian‐urban interlinkages. It …

Infrastructural Development, Dispossession, and Land-Use: Localized 'Socio-Institutional'Analysis of Agrarian Transformation in Punjab, Pakistan

D Khan, S Azhar - Journal of Economic Issues, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The article underscores the role of the localized socio-economic hierarchies and power
asymmetries in mediating advantages and disadvantages associated with the provision of …

Climate Breakdown in Pakistan:(Post) Colonial Capitalism on the Global Periphery

AS Akhtar - Journal of Contemporary Asia, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Amongst the most devastating extreme weather events in recent years, the 2022 Pakistan
floods ostensibly triggered a new-found urgency to reduce emissions and redress other …

Assessment of livelihood sustainability during Urban Development-Induced Rural Displacement and Resettlement (UDIRDR): a literature review

I Singh, S Muhuri - … of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d' …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study focuses on the impact of Urban Development-Induced Rural Displacement and
Resettlement (UDIRDR) projects on the livelihood of the affected people through a literature …

Transforming Dhaka's waterscapes: an analysis of the drivers, impacts, and governance challenges of sand-filling and housing development

MA Razi - 2024 - repositories.lib.utexas.edu
This professional report investigates the drivers, processes, and consequences of sand-
filling in developing housing real estate in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It examines its implications …

A Critical Reading of Urban Space: The Role of Military Institute in Socio-Spatial Organization of Postcolonial Rawalpindi, Pakistan

S Farooq - 2023 - open.metu.edu.tr
The military's impact on Pakistan's cities results from the complex interplay between colonial
legacies, power dynamics, and capital-led urban strategies. Like many other cities …