The modern face of traditional agrarian rule
Local government in Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5044517 |
|---|---|
| Authors | N Malik (0000-0003-3670-6761, The University of Melbourne) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 997-1008 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614520903220834 |
| OpenAlex | W2083446054 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 10 |
The 1980s saw an increasing enthusiasm for decentralisation and good governance in developing countries. Citing an ethnographic study of the office of Tehsil Mayor in Kharalpur, Pakistan, it is argued that decentralisation, instead of creating opportunities for people to engage in democratic participation and empowerment through modern local government institutions, has itself been subverted by the traditional norms and rules of patronage-based personalised governance. Modernity has not influenced tradition: rather, it is the other way around. This has further strengthened the power and prestige of the rural elite
Agrarian reform · Agrarian society · Agriculture · Corporate governance · Decentralization · Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Elite · Enthusiasm · Ethnography · Geography · Local government · Modernization theory · Oligarchy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prestige · Social science · Sociology · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Public Administration · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |