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Women in Local Government: The Pakistan Experience

This article looks at women's representation in local government in Pakistan, focusing particularly on the introduction of a quota setting 33 per cent of the seats for women brought in under General Musharraf's Devolution of Power Plan in 2000. The article suggests that establishing a dire...

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Published in:	IDS bulletin (Brighton. 1984) 2010-09, Vol.41 (5), p.52-61
Main Author:	Khattak, Saba Gul
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Subjects:	Candidates Capacity building approach Decentralization in government Empowerment Local government Musharraf, Pervez Nongovernmental organizations Pakistan Quotas Women
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