Bureaucratic Dynamics in Transitional Governance: A Comparative Analysis of the Ayub Khan and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Eras

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2024
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Abstract
This paper examines the role of the higher bureaucracy in the policy-making processes of Pakistan during the periods of Ayub (1958-1969) and Bhutto (1971-1977). The study employs a historical-comparative approach to examine the evolution of bureaucratic culture and its connection to governance across two distinct systems. The analysis draws upon primary sources, official records, and secondary research to elucidate the structural, social, and political dimensions of bureaucracy across the two distinct periods. The analysis reveals that Ayub's authoritarian governance employed a centralised bureaucratic framework significantly shaped by British and American administrative traditions. During Bhutto’s reign, efforts were made to institute a socialist framework and democratise bureaucracy. While this was an important initiative, a lot of it ran into challenges of structural nature and political interference. Each of the remnants illustrates how charisma is entwined with bureaucratic scrutiny in creating public policy. Consequently, it was proven that the concept of the bureaucracy working independently of the influence of political powers and being efficient is principally destructive of the reform discourse currently in vogue
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Authors Ghulam Shabbir
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Journal Pakistan Social Sciences Review
Year 2024
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10.35484/pssr.2024(8-IV)62
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https://ojs.pssr.org.pk/journal/article/view/895
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