International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 2019
This paper analyzes to what extent the elected landed interests
influenced the legislative proces... more This paper analyzes to what extent the elected landed interests influenced the legislative process at the national level in Pakistan during the premiership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1972-1977). Interestingly, in contrast to his promise of curtailing the power of the landed aristocracy, a large number of members of his party, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), as well as National Assembly of Pakistan was landed aristocrats. An analysis of the debates of the National Assembly reveals that these aristocrats played a significant role in improving the plight of the poor people through legislation at the national level. Besides introducing land reforms to decrease the influence of the landed class, these legislations gave property rights to the people living in Katchi Abadis.
International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 2019
This paper analyzes to what extent the elected landed interests
influenced the legislative proces... more This paper analyzes to what extent the elected landed interests influenced the legislative process at the national level in Pakistan during the premiership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1972-1977). Interestingly, in contrast to his promise of curtailing the power of the landed aristocracy, a large number of members of his party, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), as well as National Assembly of Pakistan was landed aristocrats. An analysis of the debates of the National Assembly reveals that these aristocrats played a significant role in improving the plight of the poor people through legislation at the national level. Besides introducing land reforms to decrease the influence of the landed class, these legislations gave property rights to the people living in Katchi Abadis.
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influenced the legislative process at the national level in Pakistan
during the premiership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1972-1977).
Interestingly, in contrast to his promise of curtailing the power of the
landed aristocracy, a large number of members of his party, Pakistan
Peoples’ Party (PPP), as well as National Assembly of Pakistan was
landed aristocrats. An analysis of the debates of the National Assembly
reveals that these aristocrats played a significant role in improving the
plight of the poor people through legislation at the national level.
Besides introducing land reforms to decrease the influence of the
landed class, these legislations gave property rights to the people living
in Katchi Abadis.
influenced the legislative process at the national level in Pakistan
during the premiership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1972-1977).
Interestingly, in contrast to his promise of curtailing the power of the
landed aristocracy, a large number of members of his party, Pakistan
Peoples’ Party (PPP), as well as National Assembly of Pakistan was
landed aristocrats. An analysis of the debates of the National Assembly
reveals that these aristocrats played a significant role in improving the
plight of the poor people through legislation at the national level.
Besides introducing land reforms to decrease the influence of the
landed class, these legislations gave property rights to the people living
in Katchi Abadis.