Decentralized Governance Initiatives in Pakistan: Post 18th Amendment Perspective

Authors

  • Muhammad Ali

Abstract

In contemporary scenario, the discourse of decentralization has received greater attention. Throughout the world there is a broad-based movement towards greater decentralization. The widespread economic liberalization along with political change towards openness and democracy is one of the driving forces. The most important theoretical argument concerning decentralization is that, it can improve governance by making government more efficient, effective, transparent, accountable and responsive to the needs of the citizen at grassroots level. It is recognized as a major mechanism of providing suitable environment in which decision-making and service delivery can be brought closer to local population. Decentralization initiatives at local level have emerged as an essential pre-requisite for sustainable socio-economic development of any country, anywhere, particularly in Pakistan. Various approaches’ of decentralized governance (some time referred as local government) are discussed in the light of previous empirical research. The main objective of this paper is historical analysis of decentralized governance initiatives in Pakistan after the 18th Constitutional Amendment (2010). An effort has also been made to understand the relationship between decentralization and governance, particularly how the latter influences the design of decentralization polices.

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Published

2020-02-16