A push for democracy in the Muslim world
Pakistan could serve as a model for the restive nations in the larger Middle East
The writer is a former caretaker finance minister and served as vice-president at the World Bank
The term ‘globalisation’ gained currency in the 1980s. It described the flow of ideas, finance, trade — even people — across national frontiers without too many restrictions. Among the ideas that went from developed to developing countries was the notion that the system of governance that had worked in rich nations for centuries was the right choice the developing world should also be making for itself. The basic idea that became the preferred option in Europe and the United States was that people should have a voice in the way they were governed. Also, there were human rights that governments should define and protect. However, some of these beliefs have been challenged by leadership in many parts of the developing world. This is because of the way Donald Trump governed for four years after moving into the White House in January 2017.