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Devolution in Pakistan

The three volume series entitled 'Devolution in Pakistan' is the product of an agreement between the ADB, World Bank, and DfID, in response to a request from the Government of Pakistan that the agencies review progress toward improving service delivery through decentralization. The government was looking for feasible, practical recommendations that added value to a devolution process that is well advanced.

'Devolution in Pakistan' is based on an empirical study of 6 districts and 12 tehsils and evaluates the extent to which new structures of devolution have created the incentives necessary for local governments to achieve at least some of the service delivery objectives. The reports also draw on a model of the intergovernmental flow of funds prepared for the study which allows for a comparison to be drawn between the intended and the actual behavior of provinces in transferring funds, assessing how predictably districts received their anticipated transfers.

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