Local government dissolution in Karachi: chasm or catalyst?. Issue 6 (1st November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brown, Alison; Ahmed, Saeed
• Is Part Of: Third world thematics. Volume 1:Issue 6(2016)
• Page Start: 879
• Page End: 897
• Publication Date: 2016-11-01
• Subjects: Karachi -- local government -- informal land controls -- informal settlements; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; Globalization -- Periodicals; 338.90091724
• DOI: Https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23802014.2016.1315318
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2379-9978

Abstract

Abstract: Karachi's history has left a city riven by tribal, ethnic and sectarian divisions, which exhibits dimensions of fragility typical of 'post-conflict' cities. Pakistan has faced many challenges in establishing transparent government, and local government dissolution in 2009 led to a rapid increase in informal service provision, ghettoisation of low-income settlements, as sectarian violence left large parts of the city ungovernable. Through a case study of North Nazimabad, this paper explores the ensuing chasm and governance mechanisms that filled the gap, examining what happens when local government fails, and how groups and communities contest political, social and physical space.