Devolution, Accountability, and Service Delivery : Some Insights from Pakistan

Devolution, Accountability, and Service Delivery : Some Insights from Pakistan

This paper studies the relationship between devolution, accountability, and service delivery in Pakistan. It examines the degree of accessibility of local policy-makers and the level of competition in local elections, the expenditure patterns of lo...

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Main Author:	Hasnain, Zahid
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	BALLOT BOX BASIC EDUCATION BASIC SERVICES BETTER SERVICE DELIVERY BLOCK GRANTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS CORRUPTION DEBT DEBT SERVICING DEGREE OF ACCESSIBILITY DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DISCRETION ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTION ELECTION COMMISSION ELECTORAL POLITICS ELECTORAL SYSTEM ELECTRICITY EQUALIZATION EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INTEREST GROUPS INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INVESTIGATION LOCAL ELECTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MEDIA MINISTER MINISTERS MONOPOLY MULTIPLE CHANNELS MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL ELECTIONS NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS PATRONAGE POLICE POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL MOBILIZATION POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES POLITICIAN POLITICIANS PRIVATE GOODS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVINCIAL SPENDING PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REFORM PROGRAMS RIDER ROAD ROADS ROUTE SANITATION SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS TAX TAX REVENUES TRANSPORT TREASURY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9392085/devolution-accountability-service-delivery-some-insights-pakistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6713

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