November 20, 2021
The Proposed Local Govt Act 2021: Impacts of the Local Govt. System of Islamabad
Introduction A key tenet of democracy is the statutory delegation of power from the federal, provincial and then to the level of the local government. This type of devolution decentralizes the government and creates multiple levels of legislative authority, producing a three-tier system of devolution of power. Consequently, power is precipitated proportionally to the level of governmental authority rather than flowing unimpeded from the federal government directly to the masses. The most important aspect of a local government system is the understanding of the government with the masses at the grassroots level. For instance, a municipal matter of a particular residential locality would be more efficiently resolved through...
