Anwar Shah Research Articles

Providing public services in the context of digital transformation from the theory of the citizen-centered local governance model

The article research article on the citizen-centered governance model, proposed by Anwar Shah and his colleagues, is focused on analyzing the current state of local governance in developing countries. The author emphasizes the importance of public sector reform to solve problems and "diseases" in the government apparatus. By proposing a citizen-centered governance model, Shah and his colleagues emphasize people's participation and supervision in public management. In this way, they believe that the problems of weak capacity of civil servants, centralized and rigid apparatus, monopoly in public service delivery and lack of people's participation and supervision can be minimized. Combining public service provision in a citizen-centered governance model is considered an effective approach to improve the performance and transparency of local governance. In this way, we can build a local governance system that responds more quickly and effectively to community needs, while promoting sustainable development and improving the quality of life for the people.

Anwar Shah (ed.). Public Expenditure Analysis. Washington, D. C.: The World Bank, 2005. xxxi+256 pages. Paperback. Price not given.

Public Expenditure Analysis is the 7th edition in the “Public Sector Governance and Accountability Series” edited by Anwar Shah. The book attempts to contribute to public sector reforms by improving governance in the public expenditure analysis—to disburse the benefits to grossroots levels in the developing countries. It deals with the intricate issue of equity in both the tax burdens and public spending and evaluates performance of government in safeguarding the interests of the poor and other disadvantaged groups of the society, such as women, children, and minorities. The eight chapters of the book that consist of papers prepared by distinguished authors systematically develop a framework for a right-based approach to citizen empowerment by creating an institutional design with appropriate rules, restraints, and incentives to make the public sector responsive and accountable to the average voter.

برصغیر کے علماء کا قرآنیات میں حصہ (علامہ انور شاہ کشمیری کے افادات کا اختصاصی مطالعہ) Contribution of Scholars of Subcontinent towards Qur’anic Studies (Special Study of Allama Anwar Shah Kashmiri’s Illuminations)

Anwar Shah Kashmiri (1875-1933) was one of the prominent scholars of the sub-continent who, although not primarily secondary, did a remarkable job in the study of the Qur'an and its sciences. Most of his work was on Hadith, but his work on the Qur'anic Verses those apparently hard to comprehend in "Mashiklat al-Qur'an", is considered his main work on the Qur'an. In his commentary on the primary sources of Hadiths, he unveiled various points and ideas on Qur’anic sciences. He took up the issues while explaining the Hadiths related to exegeses, the I’jaz al-Qur’an, Abrogation (Naskh) in the Qur’an, Qur’anic Oaths and their understanding, and the meanings of the Seven Letter (Sab’ah ahruf). His other work on this subject lies in his book “Katam al-Nabiyyin”, in which his exegeses on a verse about the finality of the Prophet (PBUH) covers ninety-six (96) pages. His views in his book "Aqeedah al-Islam fi Hayat Isa (A.H.)" about the life of Jesus (A.H.) and Yajuj Majuj are also related to Quranic sciences and a piece of strong evidence of his interaction with a profound understanding of the Quranic Studies. This article discusses Allama’s Contribution to Quranic Sciences. Dr. Muhammad Tayyab Khan1 Dr. Sana Ullah Husain1 1 Department of Quran & Tafseer, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad.

خطیب ہزارہ مولانا شفیق الرحمن قریشی(2018-1933)کی دینی ،سیاسی اور اصلاحی خدمات کا تجزیاتی مطالعہ

Abstract
 In the reform and political efforts in the subcontinent, the name of the land of Hazara began to be taken seriously when Syed Ahmad Shaheed and his caravan turned towards it and got involved in a bloody battle at Balakot and martyred. Allama Anwar Shah Kashmiri also knelt before the high-ranking scholars of the Hazara, which is a testament to the scholarly influence of the local scholars here. Maulana Shafiq-ur-Rehman Hazarawi is one of the most respected scholars in the field of scientific and reforming services in Hazara region. He has rendered invaluable services in the field of religion, politics and reform, for a period of half a century, which need to be brought to the fore so that his services can transcend regional constraints and reach out to people from different regions. This article concludes that Qadianism failed to establish itself in the city of Abbottabad due to his efforts though he had to endure the hardships of imprisonment while facing the tribulation of Qadianism. Due to him, religious awareness was awakened in the public of Abbottabad and the people got an unexpected blessing in the form of Darul Iftaa for the Shariah solution of their problems in their city.
 Keywords: Reform, religious, services, Qadianism, darul ifta, Abbottabad, Hazara region

رسول اللہ ﷺ کے کلام کا بنیادی مزاج متعین کرنے کے اصول: مولانا انور شاہ کاشمیری ؒ کے افکار کے تناظر میں

A person can communicate others by speaking, by writing and by signals. Speaking is the most authentic source of conversation among all. For reaching to the soul of a speech or confabulation, man has set universal principles and rules. For interpretation of a speaker, the most inevitable thing is to understand the language in which a narrator is speaking, to explore the context, to look the conditions in which a discussion is being held and then to use intellect to determine the meaning. The same rules are applied for interpreting the saying of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). By ignoring these rules, it is most likely to misinterpret the traditions of Prophet (S.A.W). Traditions and Hadiths are the key interpretation of the Holy Quran and themselves are the laws. So, in this situation, it becomes more important to apply universally accepted and established principles to reach the true meaning. Islamic scholars, particular Hanfi scholars, gave exceptional importance to these principles and applied them to understand the traditions. Molana Anwar Shah also applied those rules in elucidation of the hadith. The basic question is which are those basic rules and principles? How these rules may apply in Hadith? How Molana Anwar Shah interpret the Hadiths? In this article, In this article, those principles will be discussed in analytical method Which Molana Anwar Shah Kashmiri applied in interpreting the hadith.
 Key words: Principles, Confabulation, Determining, context, Thoughts

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The Holy Quran is one of the Prove of the Prophethood of the Muhammad S(SAW). It is the greatest miracle of the Holy Prophet (SAW) and as a challenge to the human beings and jins, no one could bring an example like this. One part of this miracle of the Holy Quran is its correlation among the verses and suras. Islamic scholars like; Imame Razi, Allama Zarakshi, Imame Buqa’I, Imame Syuti, Allama Anwar Shah Kashmiri and others say that The Holy Quran is correlated from start to end and it is the prove that it is the word of Allah. In the lexical meaning “correlation” means “being alike” or “to bring into order” while idiomatically it discusses the correlationship among some parts of the Holy Quran with other and its hidden relation. All the verses of the Holy Quran are correlated in one way or the other. This correlation is sometimes very clear but sometimes it is vague. Some of these hidden correlation are named sometimes but many times it cannot be named but they can be understood by having a natural ability and vast study of the Holy Quran. This research article discusses these correlations which can be discussed and named and many of the scholars (specially the exegesits) have discussed in their books which are pointed to here.

Book review: Harry Kitchen, Melville McMillan and Anwar Shah, Local Public Finance and Economics: An International Perspective

Harry Kitchen, Melville McMillan and Anwar Shah, Local Public Finance and Economics: An International Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. 521 pp., ₹8,977.50.

Three Decades of Bangla Dalit Movement: Jaydeep Sarangi in Conversation with Kapilkrishna Thakur

Kapilkrishna Thakur is long standing Bangla Dalit activist and writer working for more than three decades. His signal books include: Ujantaleer Upokatha (historical novel), Cholechi Chaitrer Utsabee, Shoro Pathor, Kisundar Ondho (poetry), Madhumoti Onek Dur, Onno Ihudi (Stories). He has also written a seminal book on the Motua Movement in Bengal which marks his scholarship in the subject. Matua Andolan o Banglar Anunnoto Samaj is resourceful work on Matua religion and literary productions. Kapilkrishna Thakur is also attached to some important journals and magazines from West Bengal: Dalit Manan, Nikhil Bharat, Bngo Bhumi, Gana Sanskriti, Jamini Katha and Manisha. His literary corpus makes a fervent plea for a complete overhaul of society by questioning all stereotyped notions of caste and class in Bengal.This interview is the fruit of a couple of long sessions in August 2017 in a coffee parlour in South Kolkata, Prince Anwar Shah Road.

عبقرية الشيخ محمد أنور شاه الكشميري في ضوء كتاباته

This research paper argues on the writings of Sheikh Anwar Shah Kashmiri about the Studies of Hadith and Arabic Literature. Sheikh Anwar Shah Kashmiri is one of the renowned Islamic Scholars of late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries India. He has authored a few significant numbers of valuable books in Arabic and Persian. Sheikh Anwar Shah would have remained an obscure writer had it not been for the publication of the collection of his lectures on the traditions of the Prophet Muhammad compiled by al- Bukhari, He was respected by students for his vast knowledge of the subjects taught in Darul Uloom Deoband, particularly his deep understanding of various branches of what is described as ‘Ilm al- Hadith, and for his open-mindedness and relatively liberal approach on various religious issues. In addition he has composed a variety of poetry including the panegyric poetry in the praise of Prophet Muhammad and has dedicated his commiseration towards his Shaikhs of allegiance order by his poetic lamentation.

Book Reviews

Melville L. McMillan of University of Alberta reviews “Fiscal Federalism: Principles and Practices of Multiorder Governance” by Robin Boadway, Anwar Shah,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Presents an account of the principles and practices of fiscal federalism based on the currently accepted theoretical framework and best practices. Discusses an introduction to federalism and the role of governments in federal economies; the decentralization of government authority; expenditure assignment; revenue assignment; natural resources ownership and management in a federal system; local governance in theory; local governance in practice; revenue sharing; the principles of intergovernmental transfers; the practice of intergovernmental transfers; finance and provision of health and education; finance and provision of infrastructure; poverty alleviation in federations; fiscal federalism and macroeconomic governance; interregional competition and policies for regional cohesion and convergence; decentralized governance and corruption; and adapting to a changing world. Boadway is David Chadwick Smith Chair in Economics at Queen’s University. Shah is Lead Economist and Program Leader of the Public Sector Governance Program at the World Bank Institute. Index.”

Fiscal Federalism: Principles and Practice of Multi‐Order Governance – By Robin Boadway and Anwar Shah

GovernanceVolume 23, Issue 3 p. 531-533 Fiscal Federalism: Principles and Practice of Multi-Order Governance – By Robin Boadway and Anwar Shah LARRY SCHROEDER, LARRY SCHROEDER Syracuse UniversitySearch for more papers by this author LARRY SCHROEDER, LARRY SCHROEDER Syracuse UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: 23 June 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0491.2010.01493_1.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume23, Issue3July 2010Pages 531-533 RelatedInformation

The Practice of Fiscal Federalism: Comparative Perspectives, edited by Anwar Shah.

The Practice of Fiscal Federalism: Comparative Perspectives, edited by Anwar Shah.

Econometric Analysis and Public Policy: The Case of Fiscal Need Assessment

Politics is the art of the possible. Policy analysis would not be of much use if it were. Editors are not keen on works that conclude: this policy is about as good a compromise as one could expect in the circumstances, and opposition critics positively hate reports that say, considering the program is trying to do three different things at once, some considerable inefficiency and confusion should be expected. This creates a problem for a paper like Anwar Shah's A Fiscal NeedApproach to Equalization (1996) which attempts to extend economic analysis into policy prescription. The problem is more than usually acute when the policies in question involve merit goods, like health, education, and welfare. Unfortunately, these make up the bulk of provincial-local expenditure and are the now common rationale for equalization.

Global Tradeable Carbon Permits, Participation Incentives, and Transfers

Journal Article Global Tradeable Carbon Permits, Participation Incentives, and Transfers Get access Bjorn Larsen, Bjorn Larsen The World Bank , 1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433 , USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Anwar Shah Anwar Shah The World Bank , 1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433 , USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Oxford Economic Papers, Volume 46, Issue Supplement_1, October 1994, Pages 841–856, https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/46.Supplement_1.841 Published: 01 October 1994

Interprovincial Disparities in China: Output and Consumption, 1952-1987

The flood of economic information from China in recent years has permitted reassessment of the "Chinese model of development" and the extent to which China's own development experience has conformed to it. The prevailing consensus of the 1970s concerning the substance of the model itself-typically characterized in terms of the Chinese leadership's objectives and priorities and its strategy for pursuing them-has stood up quite well. The same cannot be said about past appraisals of the extent to which China's economic reality has been reshaped to accord with the model's prescriptions. One of the most widely remarked elements of the Chinese model is the high priority assigned to regional objectives and, more specifically, to "balance" in the distribution of productive capacity and equity in the distribution of income and, hence, consumption. During the Maoist era (i.e., prior to 1979), the central government pursued regional objectives through such measures as interregional transfers of investment resources (effected via the planning system), subsidization of health and education expenditures in poor regions, and attempts to maintain a safety net of state relief (effected largely via control of grain surpluses). In short, there is little doubt that prior to 1979 the Chinese leadership placed an unusually high value on the spread of modern growth and the improvements in welfare associated with it and persistently acted to limit the emergence or widening of interregional disparities.' Although China's post-Mao leaders have shown greater concern with efficiency and with the potential trade-offs between efficiency and such goals as balance and equity, their continuation of many redistributive policies indicates that they have not abandoned regional objectives. But how successful has China been in achieving these objectives?

Law Enforcement, Malfeasance, and Compensation of Enforcers

THE new economic approach to political behavior seeks to develop a positive theory of legislation, in contrast to the normative approach of welfare economics. The new approach asks why certain industries and not others become regulated or have tariffs imposed on imports or why income transfers take the form and direction they do, in contrast to asking which industries should be regulated or have tariffs imposed, or what transfers should be made.