Muhammad Abd Al Hameed: 12 books

The newspapers, magazines, radio, television – collectively called paper and electronic media – are the only means for the Local Governments to inform the people about their functions to solve most of their local problems. On its side, the media may also be interested in what is being...

Government offices take a long time in adopting new technologies. Many offices had not yet started using even typewriters when personal computers became available. The development of Urdu software took still more time. In recent years, more and more Local Governments are using Internet and email...

Government offices take a long time in adopting new technologies. Many offices had not yet started using even typewriters when personal computers became available. The development of Urdu software took still more time. In recent years, more and more Local Governments are using Internet and email...

This study was written before the new Local Government system was introduced in Pakistan in 2001. It analyzes various components of a City District and proposes how three provincial capitals might be converted into City Districts. The geographical and other features of Quetta, Peshawar and Lahore...

Earlier, the local institutions and offices had a system of inspections, audits, inquiries, etc., to improve efficiency and facilities. It seldom worked. Now the people’s representatives provide an effective external check through the monitoring system to improve the situation. The monitoring...

Data is the diet of development. Planning requires data about the present situation to determine the needs before required resources are mobilized to meet them. For example, data about present schools, their infrastructure, enrolment and the number of school age children will have to be analyzed...

Politicians and media commentators in Pakistan have been demanding for decades the “restoration of the 1973 Constitution,” without realizing what it will mean. In its original form, the Constitution reflected primarily the wishes of Z A Bhutto. Still, he himself made seven amendments...

The book gives a comprehensive plan for eradication of poverty in Pakistan. (With necessary modifications, it can work also in other poor countries.) It offers answers to all questions: How will lifetime occupancy of housing and buildings replace ownership? How will the new system generate regular...

This book offers a comprehensive action plan for complete and permanent eradication of poverty. It suggests only evolutionary changes, not any drastic coercive measures, such as nationalization. The Government will initiate the process but will not have a major role in its implementation. The major...

The present structures of public information in Pakistan were created more on the basis of their technologies than their intended functions. The long gaps between their creations also had their impact. The prevailing conditions too had their influence. The result is that the Federal Government ended...

Government must be transparent to the people if it is to serve them well. This book offers a plan to create transparency in all government operations with the use of available technologies. The plan is primarily for Pakistan but any developing country may adopt it with modifications. The book describes...