| ID | 105906 |
| Title Proper | Provincial administration in Pakistan and the crisis of order and development |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Niaz, Ilhan |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | While Pakistani politics regularly employs the rhetoric of provincial autonomy, there are powerful structural and empirical tendencies that have contributed to the centralisation of power. This paper examines the relationship between this concentration of power and the quality of the provincial administration. It argues that unless the provincial administration is rehabilitated and a real measure of fiscal autonomy is granted to the provincial units, Pakistan will continue to suffer a state apparatus and political process that is centralised, arbitrary and ineffective. The effectiveness of the Pakistani state apparatus has become a matter of international concern due to the US-led war on terror and the spill-over of the Taliban/Al-Qaeda insurgency into Pakistan. It is contended that fixing the problems inherent in Pakistan's administration require not only material inputs, but a change in attitude and orientation towards the provincial administration. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 34, No. 2; Aug 2011: p232-254 |
| Journal Source | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 34, No. 2; Aug 2011: p232-254 |
| Key Words | Pakistan ; Bureaucracy ; Provincial Administration ; Provincial Autonomy ; Federalism |