The 18 th Amendment Hopes and Prospects Background to the18 th Amendment Highly centralized state structure Recurring episodes of dictatorships Oscillations between parliamentary and Presidential experiences ID: 747543
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Slide1
Long Road to the Federalism
The 18
th
Amendment
Hopes and Prospects Slide2
Background to the18th
Amendment
Highly centralized state structure
Recurring episodes of dictatorships
Oscillations between parliamentary and Presidential experiences
Abeyances, distortions, Amendments and suspensions of the constitution
Lukewarm attention to the profound diversitySlide3
The 18th
Amendment Outlook
Spirit of participatory federalism
Democratic dispensation
Autonomy, devolution and decentralization
Fiscal federalism (revitalizing NFC and NEC)
A reconstructive framework
Addressing the core issues of state-building
Slide4
The 18th Amendment: What it
did?
Redistribution of legislative power
Abolition of
the concurrent
list
Introduction of FLL-2
Residual powers
decentralized to
provinces Slide5
The18th Amendment: What it
did?
Redistribution of Administrative power
- Abolition of 17 federal ministries
Transfer of related subjects
Vertical programs and projectsSlide6
The 18th Amendment: What
it did?
Restructuring the forums of participatory federalism
Council of common interest (CCI)
Ministry of Inter-provincial coordination (IPCC)Slide7
The 18th Amendment: What it
did?
Reintegrating the spirit of fiscal federalism
7
TH
NFC Award
Giving provinces equal ownership
Right to seek foreign loans Slide8
The 18th Amendment: What it did?
Expanding provincial exclusivity in social sector governance
- Devolution of health, education,
zakat
/usher, labor, youth and women development Slide9
The 18th Amendment: What it did?
Enhancing opportunities for policy reforms and re-engineering business process at local level.
- Policy, planning, implementation and monitoring of devolved subjects. Slide10
The 18th Amendment: What it did?
Deepening democracy through elected local governments
- Setting constitutional benchmarks for empowered local governments under article 140-A Slide11
Other significant developments
Establishment of JC
Renaming NWFP
Appointment of Chief election commissioner
High treasonSlide12
Post 18th Amendment: Key Questions
Bridging the knowledge gap on federalism
Which changes need to be introduced at legislative and institutional levels to incorporate inter-governmental fiscal framework?
How to enhance the capacities of provincial governments?
How to mobilize civil society for implementation and effective service delivery