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Convergence Model of Governance: A Case Study of the Local Government System of Pakistan

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  • Shah, Syed Akhter Hussain
  • Khalid, Mahmood
  • Shah, Tariq

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The future of devolution plan in Pakistan may be analysed in view of our Convergence model. This model views stability of the local Govt. system drawn on Devolution Plan 2001. It claims that as there would be more volatile and non-committed (floating) number of agents in the political market and governance system, there is more probability of divergence; i.e. the system will remain unstable. Contrary to that more is the systematic trend in political market and governance system more is the probability that the convergence in the system occurs and that in turn leads to stability of the over all system. In this ‘Convergence’ Model different types of agents have been highlighted on the basis of their political ffiliation and being in competition as ruling elite and/or their allies and non-ruling elite and/or their allies. The agents have interactive relationship horizontally and vertically with other agents i.e. either they are ally or otherwise. The composition of this structure of the agents and clients is based on the principle of bottom top pproach i.e. Union council’s members, Nazim and their political competitors, Tehsil council and Nazim, District Nazim and his allied district assembly members and their political competitors, Member provincial Assembly and their political rivals, Member National Assembly/Senator, and their political rival and the ruling political elites, Provincial Government and their political rivals, and Political elites ruling Federal Government and their political rivals.

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  • Shah, Syed Akhter Hussain & Khalid, Mahmood & Shah, Tariq, 2006. "Convergence Model of Governance: A Case Study of the Local Government System of Pakistan," MPRA Paper 8690, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Shah, Syed Akhter Hussain & Shah, Tariq & Ahmad, Eatzaz, 2011. "Equilibrium in Economic Development A Perspective of Social Capital," MPRA Paper 59294, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Roy Bahl & Musharraf Cyan, 2009. "Local Government Taxation in Pakistan," International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU paper0909, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.
    3. Tariq Shah & Syed Akhter Hussain Shah & Eatzaz Ahmed, 2010. "Algebraic Representation of Social Capital Matrix," PIDE-Working Papers 2010:61, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
    4. Syed Akther Hussain Shah & Tariq Shah & Mahmood Khalid, 2015. "Employment Strategy and Equitable Growth - A Social Capital Perspective for KPK," PIDE-Working Papers 2015:120, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
    5. Nadeem Ul Haque & Musleh-ud Din & Lubna Hasan, 2007. "Research at PIDE: Key Messages," PIDE Books, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, number 2007:2, December.

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    • H70 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - General
    • H83 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Public Administration

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