Gunpoint Capitalism - Enforcing Industrial Order in Karachi

Globalised manufacturing, multinational hegemony, street violence and urban securitisation come together in this eye-opening study of Karachi's economic 'order'.

About the author

Laurent Gayer is CNRS Senior Research Professor at CERI-Sciences Po. He is the author of Karachi and co-editor of Muslims in Indian Cities and Armed Militias of South Asia (all published by Hurst); and co-author with Gilles Favarel-Garrigues of Proud to Punish: The Global Landscapes of Rough Justice.

Summary

Globalised manufacturing, multinational hegemony, street violence and urban securitisation come together in this eye-opening study of Karachi's economic 'order'.

Product details

• Authors: Laurent Gayer, Gayer Laurent
• Assisted by: Laurent Gayer (Translation), Gayer Laurent (Translation), Jane Roffe (Translation)
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.02.2025
• EAN: 9781911723783
• ISBN: 978-1-911723-78-3
• Illustrations: farbige Illustrationen
• Series: Comparative Politics and International Studies Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Pakistan, Capitalism, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, Politics & government, Karachi, Social issues & processes, Society and Social Sciences, globalisation; capitalism; consumerism; Karachi; Pakistan