{"product_id":"military-inc-by-ayesha-siddiqa-9780745399010","title":"Military Inc.","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePakistan is a strategic ally of the US in the 'war on terror'. It is the third largest recipient of US aid in the world. Yet Pakistan is a state run by its army and intelligence service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOperating in the shadows, Pakistan's military industrial complex owns and controls swathes of the economic and political landscape of the country. \u003cem\u003eMilitary Inc.\u003c\/em\u003e dares to illuminate the military as an oppressive holding company possessing not just security-related businesses, but also hotels, shopping malls, insurance companies, banks, farms and even an airline. The result is a deeply undemocratic society, where money is funnelled towards the military's economic enterprises, leaving those in need of it impoverished and effectively disenfranchised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an empirical richness, and a view to Pakistan's recent history, Ayesha Siddiqa offers a detailed and powerful case study of a global phenomenon: corruption, hollow economic growth and elitism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes a chapter on the recent developments of the military's foray into the media, and a new preface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000683839724,"sku":"9780745399010","price":108.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10347233482453.jpg?v=1763296700","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/military-inc-by-ayesha-siddiqa-9780745399010","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}