Local Government in Federal States of India and Pakistan: A Comparative Social Experimental Study

Abstract

India and Pakistan are countries of great diversity with a variety of cultures, languages, and lifestyles. The well-being of people in both states depends on the choices of the people which are granted by the governments. Both states have different levels of economic and social development. India and Pakistan have given importance to the principles of good governance and local government is an important part of the governments to serve the people. This research is based on a quantitative method of study to examine the social behavior towards the local government in federal states and to examine the reasons to change in the behaviors towards local government. The data was collected by World Value Survey’s sixth wave and it was analyzed by using the statistical software STATA to get the results. The results show that income and education affect the social behavior toward local government in the federal states of India and Pakistan. The results also show that age, education, and income have deep effects on public behavior toward the local government in India and Pakistan. The research concludes that the public in Pakistan and India shows positive behavior toward elections.