Abstract
As a common perception, bicameralism is considered mandatory asset
to Federal form of government, while contrary to this perception, the data from
April 2014 shows that approximately 41.5% of legislatures around the world
practice bicameral legislatures, whereas in Europe alone 64.58% have been
noted as unicameral legislatures. In this paper, the researcher reviews and
analyzes many of the arguments made on behalf of bicameralism using the data
accessible through secondary sources. In, Pakistan bicameralism has become a
traditional practice endorsed and legitimized by the constitution of 1973,
however, the evolutionary forces of political compulsions require a more
experimental approach towards legislative practices in Pakistan. The theoretical
model provided by Path-Dependency facilitates this research in understanding
the dynamics that obstructs the way of deviation from traditional approach and
legislative efficiency in Pakistan. This study is aimed at provoking a debate on
more diverse and solution-based ideas towards governance in Pakistan,
concluding that it is not the structure of a legislature that decides the prosperity
of a state but its efficiency.
Aminah Gilani. (2020) An Analysis Of Bicameralism As A Viable Legislative System In Pakistan, Journal of Political Science, Volume, Issue-1.
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