highlights both the potentials and pitfalls of the new constitutional order for good governance in Pakistan. It argues that the …-size the federal and provincial governments, strengthen local governance, enforce fiscal discipline and citizen … internal trade, and restrain beggar-thy-neighbor policies and unaccountable governance by “empowered provinces” to mitigate the …

Governance indicators are now widely used as tools for conducting development dialogue, allocating external assistance …, and influencing foreign direct investment. This paper argues that available governance indicators are not suitable for … these purposes as they do not conceptualize governance and fail to capture how citizens perceive the governance environment …

"This paper examines the conceptual and empirical basis of corruption and governance and concludes that decentralized … local governance is conducive to reduced corruption in the long run. This is because localization helps to break the …