Urbane Ökonomien und ethnische Ökologien im Karakorum-Gebirge Nordpakistans

Urban economies and ethnic ecologies in the Karakorum Mountains, Northern Pakistan.The article examines different social and economic patterns of cooperation and confrontation in urban settlements of the Karakorum Mountains in Northern Pakistan, which were manifested since the partition of British-lndia. The focus is put on the question, to what extent ethno-linguistic factors influence or even determine economic constellations. In this regard. the comparable short history of urban development in the Northern Areas of Pakistan and the very dynamic expansion of larger settlements in this area during the last two decades present a precious opportunity for a closer look at ethno-economic determination at initial stages of urban development.