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- Title
Corruption and Governance: Evidence from Post-9/11 Conflict Affected Pakistan.
- Authors
Saeed, Kashif; Jan, Sajjad Ahmad; Ahmad, Syed Munir
- Abstract
This paper explores the interplay between corruption and governance in post 9/11 Pakistan. Post 9/11 Pakistan is characterized by a protracted conflict that has affected daily lives of people as well as governance trends. Primary data in the form of Key Informant Interviews with government officials, journalists and public representatives is used for this paper. Secondary data sources included research papers, newspaper articles and data pertaining to corruption, governance and conflict have been utilized. Evidence from post 9/11 Pakistan indicates that weak governance is related with corruption and is dependent on the state of the institutions and conflict induced instabilities. The paper outlines how different Governments in the post 9/11 period, instead of improving social services delivery for the populace, indulged in mismatched priorities, leading to a lack of accountability and transparency.
- Subjects
CORRUPTION; POLITICAL stability; TRANSPARENCY in government; HUMAN Development Index; PAKISTANI politics &; government
- Publication
FWU Journal of Social Sciences, 2018, Vol 12, Issue 1, p105
- ISSN
1995-1272
- Publication type
Article