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Local Government Systems and Decentralization: Evidence from Pakistan’s Devolution Plan

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  • Muhammad Shakil Ahmad
  • Noraini Bt. Abu Talib

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  • Muhammad Shakil Ahmad & Noraini Bt. Abu Talib, 2013. "Local Government Systems and Decentralization: Evidence from Pakistan’s Devolution Plan," Contemporary Economics, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw., vol. 7(1), March.
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