Aligning local governance with SDGs: a study of local government systems in Pakistan.

Cheema, Abdur, Ahmad, Iftikhar and Mehmood, Abid ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3719-6388 2024. Aligning local governance with SDGs: a study of local government systems in Pakistan. Development Studies Research 11 (1) , 2414028. 10.1080/21665095.2024.2414028

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Abstract

This study examines the experiences of local government councilors between 2013–2020 in four provinces of Pakistan. The study addresses three key questions: Firstly, it investigates the differences and commonalities in the local government structures across provinces and explores the potential for synchronization to enhance the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the local level. Secondly, it examines the main challenges local councilors face in effectively delivering basic services, including water, sanitation, health, education, waste management, and transport, within both rural and urban contexts. Lastly, the study analyses the necessary changes or reforms at the provincial level within the existing local government system in rural and urban areas to ensure the delivery of basic services in alignment with SDGs. The findings reveal that a powerful bureaucracy and political influence at the intermediate to upper levels of the government hierarchy exert significant control over administrative, fiscal, and political.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Open
ISSN:	2166-5095
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	8 October 2024
Date of Acceptance:	3 October 2024
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2024 10:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/172672

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