http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).22
10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).22
Published : Mar 2021
Governance Issues Among Provincial and Federal Governments: A Causative Analysis of Pakistan and Way Forward Amid COVID-19
Anxiousness among the world governments is high in emerging after the lock down due to the COVID-19 pandemic for stabilizing their economies. Countries like Pakistan feel this pressure much higher due to the prevailing informal economy, poverty, free media, and conspiracy theories.Dissolution of critical services powers under the 18th amendment of 'The Constitution of Pakistan 1973’ underscored differences among provincial autonomy. In this situation, estimation of federal government’s responsibility in crisis management, the role of NDMA, delayed creation of NCOC, and options for‘smart’ lock down was the dithering by the Federal govt which caused initial damage. Pakistan has a snacking history of 'basic democracies,' 'devolution of powers, and consolidated instructions for provincial administrative working from the Federal governments. This paper aims to study the impact of ‘Mix-Messaging 'in power exercise is studied under qualitative method with discourse analysis to find reasons behind governance challenges and way forward to deal with governance challenges during COVID-19 ranging from in-person to e-governance systems.
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(1) Sehrish Qayyum
Assistant Professor, Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
(2) Umbreen Javaid
Professor, Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Qayyum, S., & Javaid, U. (2021). Governance Issues Among Provincial and Federal Governments: A Causative Analysis of Pakistan and Way Forward Amid COVID-19. Global Social Sciences Review, VI(I), 233-239. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).22
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CHICAGO : Qayyum, Sehrish, and Umbreen Javaid. 2021. "Governance Issues Among Provincial and Federal Governments: A Causative Analysis of Pakistan and Way Forward Amid COVID-19." Global Social Sciences Review, VI (I): 233-239 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).22
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HARVARD : QAYYUM, S. & JAVAID, U. 2021. Governance Issues Among Provincial and Federal Governments: A Causative Analysis of Pakistan and Way Forward Amid COVID-19. Global Social Sciences Review, VI, 233-239.
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MHRA : Qayyum, Sehrish, and Umbreen Javaid. 2021. "Governance Issues Among Provincial and Federal Governments: A Causative Analysis of Pakistan and Way Forward Amid COVID-19." Global Social Sciences Review, VI: 233-239
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MLA : Qayyum, Sehrish, and Umbreen Javaid. "Governance Issues Among Provincial and Federal Governments: A Causative Analysis of Pakistan and Way Forward Amid COVID-19." Global Social Sciences Review, VI.I (2021): 233-239 Print.
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OXFORD : Qayyum, Sehrish and Javaid, Umbreen (2021), "Governance Issues Among Provincial and Federal Governments: A Causative Analysis of Pakistan and Way Forward Amid COVID-19", Global Social Sciences Review, VI (I), 233-239
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TURABIAN : Qayyum, Sehrish, and Umbreen Javaid. "Governance Issues Among Provincial and Federal Governments: A Causative Analysis of Pakistan and Way Forward Amid COVID-19." Global Social Sciences Review VI, no. I (2021): 233-239. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).22