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Decentralization on paper, centralization in practice: exploring the structural barriers to effective urban governance in Pakistan’s decentralized systems

Zubair Ahmed Pirzada et al.

International Review of Public Administration2026https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2026.2623585article
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@article{zubair2026,
  title        = {{Decentralization on paper, centralization in practice: exploring the structural barriers to effective urban governance in Pakistan’s decentralized systems}},
  author       = {Zubair Ahmed Pirzada et al.},
  journal      = {International Review of Public Administration},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2026.2623585},
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