Technocratic Solutions versus Political Realities
Implementing Governance Reforms in the Balochistan Province of Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12651545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raza Waqas Ahmad (corresponding author), Raza Ahmad, Syed A A Akif |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 83-108 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1449-4035 • E-ISSN: 1839-3373 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s1449-4035(07)70109-1 |
| OpenAlex | W2010132440 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
Almost immediately after taking power in 1999, Pakistan’s fourth military regime articulated a seven point agenda that in large measure entailed governance policy shifts – the key being decentralization of powers and democratic local governance. Pakistan’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) articulated these goals in the pro-poor growth framework. The international aid community favoured this reform climate and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) took a lead in supporting public sector reforms especially by way of improving sub-national governance in a federal context. This paper focuses on the reform agenda articulated through ADB assisted Balochistan Public Resource Management and the complementary devolved social services programs. While it is still early to assess the impact of these policy shifts, we conclude that improved service delivery through better fiscal management is a long term goal. The ongoing reforms are located within and impacted by historically difficult federal-province relations and a highly contested political climate. There is an inherent danger of institutional reforms being appropriated by entrenched elites. In conclusion, subnational reforms cannot be isolated from the imperatives of federalism, local patrimonial structures i.e. the political economy context. Development agenda[s] should overtly address politics in designing and implementing governance reform programs
Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Decentralization · Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Federalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Technocracy · Corruption and Economic Development · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Public Administration
Political instability and economic growth
Africa's Growth Tragedy
What Does Political Economy Tell Us about Economic Development—and Vice Versa
Oligarchy, democracy, inequality and growth
Knights, Not Pawns
What Does Political Economy Tell Us About Economic Development—and Vice Versa
Solutions When the Solution is the Problem
Public Goods and Ethnic Divisions
Honor the Baloch, Buy the Pushtun
Marginality and Modernity
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |