Abstract
Devolution of power in Pakistan had been
awaited since long. The old colonial system of governing
from the top had failed to deliver and the services at local
level had been deteriorating. There was a general feeling
that the incapacity of the system to respond to the
development needs is due to non-participation of the local
community in the decision-making. Education amongst
the other services had been affected badly since the
inception of the country despite several attempts to
formulate, review and implement newer policies at various
intervals. It has been hoped that the service delivery will
improve with the promulgation of Local Government
Ordinance (LGO) 2001, which for the first time introduced
a shift of paradigm to manage local government system
with active participation of the community. The aim of
this study is to explore whether the new governance model
has made any positive impact on primary education, which
now rests with the local governments. The research for
the study is exploratory cum descriptive and qualitative in
nature. The primary data has been collected in the field
through discussions and interviews of the stakeholders on
a pre-set questionnaire. Mostly, the data is qualitative in
nature. However, the author has tried to analyze the data
through descriptive statistical methods. Pie charts and
bar charts have been applied for data interpretation to
arrive at the result of the study.
Aijaz Ahmed Mahesar, Dr. Mustaghis-ur-Rahman. (2008) Devolution of Power: Impact Assessment on Primary Education, Journal of Independent Studies and Research-Management, Social Sciences and Economics, Volume-06, Issue-1.
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