Political Dynasties and Local Economic Development in Pakistan (Article)

Faiz Ur Rehman, Noman Ahmad and Muhammad Nasir
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Faiz Ur Rehman: Associate Professor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
Noman Ahmad: PhD Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Muhammad Nasir: Associate Professor, School of Economics, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi.

The Pakistan Development Review, 2022, vol. 61, issue 3, 415–443

Abstract: Political dynasties are entrenched in Pakistan’s political system. Dynastic legislatures constitute more than 50 percent of elected politicians in Pakistan. However, until recently, no scientific study was conducted to evaluate the economic performance of dynastic parliamentarians. This study explores the effect of political dynasties on local economic development at the constituency level across Pakistan. More specifically, the objective is to examine whether constituencies with dynastic persistence are significantly different from the rest in terms of economic activities and public good provisioning. To measure political dynasties, data on elected politicians who won 2002, 2008, & 2013 general elections are utilised to extract information about a politician’s family background.

Keywords: Dynasties; Local Economic Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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