Tariq Amin-Khan is Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.

This book explores how the colonial state left a legacy that continues to affect the post-colonial state in the era of globalization. It analyzes the formation of two types of post-colonial states, capitalist and proto-capitalist varieties, which are explored using case studies of India and Pakistan.

Introduction 1. Context of State Formation: Differentiating European Nation-States from Colonial and Post-Colonial States 2. The Post-Colonial State: Historical Antecedents and Contemporary Impositions 3. Theoretical Understanding of the Post-Colonial State 4. India: The Capitalist Variant 5. Pakistan: The Proto-Capitalist State