Society & Economicsarticle2026-08-18

EXAMINATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM, FISCAL FEDERALISM, AND SUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE IN PAKISTAN AFTER THE 2010 EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT

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Abstract

The Eighteenth Amendment (2010) transformed Pakistan's federation through decentralization, examining constitutional reform, fiscal federalism, and provincial autonomy, revealing legal success constrained by capacity gaps, fiscal tensions, and stalled local government devolution under Article 140A.

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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Published 2026-08-18

Authors: Malik Imtiaz Ahmad

Institutions: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers