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THE AUTONOMY AND EFFICIENCY IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE A LEGISLATIVE APPRAISAL OF THE AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1990

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2021(VI-IV).07      10.31703/grr.2021(VI-IV).07      Published : Dec 2021

The Autonomy and Efficiency in Local Governance: A Legislative Appraisal of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Local Government Act, 1990

Abstract

    Local governments are not similar to independent nation-states in terms of their sovereignty. However, the superior government, by framing relevant enactments, provides power and existence to such subordinate governments. The degree of autonomy maybe determined by the interactions or structure and nature of transactions between the two or three tiers of government from case to case.Local Government Act, 1990 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) seems not an ideal piece of legislation yet entrenched from historical antecedents of reforms. Recently, certain provincial legislation promulgated in Pakistan as the regional reflection may inspire some new avenues of development in the legislative perspective. This study analyses the absurdities in the prevailing legal instrument of local government in AJK and suggests that transparency and accountability in governance, political stability, and improved revenue-based adherence to constitutional provisions can anchor the autonomy and sustainability of the local government.

    Reforms, Historical, Autonomy, Local, Government, AJK

    (1) Nafees Ahmed Khan
    Lecturer in Law, Department of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (2) Adnan Rahman
    Member Law Faculty, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu, and Kashmir, Pakistan
    (3) Syed Mudasser Fida Gardazi
    Assistant Professor, Department of Law, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
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APA

    APA : Khan, N. A., Rahman, A., & Gardazi, S. M. F. (2021). The Autonomy and Efficiency in Local Governance: A Legislative Appraisal of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Local Government Act, 1990. Global Regional Review, VI(IV), 75 - 84. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2021(VI-IV).07

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Khan, Nafees Ahmed, Adnan Rahman, and Syed Mudasser Fida Gardazi. 2021. "The Autonomy and Efficiency in Local Governance: A Legislative Appraisal of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Local Government Act, 1990." Global Regional Review, VI (IV): 75 - 84 doi: 10.31703/grr.2021(VI-IV).07

HARVARD

    HARVARD : KHAN, N. A., RAHMAN, A. & GARDAZI, S. M. F. 2021. The Autonomy and Efficiency in Local Governance: A Legislative Appraisal of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Local Government Act, 1990. Global Regional Review, VI, 75 - 84.

MHRA

    MHRA : Khan, Nafees Ahmed, Adnan Rahman, and Syed Mudasser Fida Gardazi. 2021. "The Autonomy and Efficiency in Local Governance: A Legislative Appraisal of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Local Government Act, 1990." Global Regional Review, VI: 75 - 84

MLA

    MLA : Khan, Nafees Ahmed, Adnan Rahman, and Syed Mudasser Fida Gardazi. "The Autonomy and Efficiency in Local Governance: A Legislative Appraisal of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Local Government Act, 1990." Global Regional Review, VI.IV (2021): 75 - 84 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Khan, Nafees Ahmed, Rahman, Adnan, and Gardazi, Syed Mudasser Fida (2021), "The Autonomy and Efficiency in Local Governance: A Legislative Appraisal of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Local Government Act, 1990", Global Regional Review, VI (IV), 75 - 84

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Khan, Nafees Ahmed, Adnan Rahman, and Syed Mudasser Fida Gardazi. "The Autonomy and Efficiency in Local Governance: A Legislative Appraisal of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Local Government Act, 1990." Global Regional Review VI, no. IV (2021): 75 - 84. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2021(VI-IV).07