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Discourse SUBMISSIONS OPEN

Articles are invited for the next issue of Discourse Magazine, including but not limited to the following themes:

NFC at a Crossroads: Revisiting Fiscal Federalism in Pakistan

Foundations and Evolution of Fiscal Federalism in Pakistan

  • Dissecting the Pakistan’s Fiscal Federalism
  • Evolution and Economic Impact of the NFC Award
  • The 18th Amendment; Impact, retribution and way forward for Fiscal Devolution
  • Political economy and assignments across fiscal federation of Pakistan
  • Learning from the better Fiscal Federalism Models

Fiscal Imbalances, Intergovernmental Transfers, and Coordination

  • Vertical Fiscal Imbalance and Horizontal Sharing/Spillovers
  • Debt Sustainability and Federal-Provincial Fiscal Relations
  • Fiscal Pact; Attributes and Necessities under the IMF program
  • Impact of Economic, Technological and Environmental changes on Fiscal Federalism

Provincial Fiscal Management and Institutional Mechanisms

  • Provincial Finance Commissions & Provincial Budgets: Revenue and Expenditures
  • Provincial Resource Collection gaps under the current NFC arrangements
  • Public Financial Management system under the NFC

Submission Guidelines

  • All articles must be submitted to the Editor Discourse magazine via email at [email protected] in a MS Word file
  • Article length must be between 1000 and 2500 words
  • Use of Figures and Tables is welcomed. If any, please provide in an editable format.
  • Any references to documents, research, articles etc. must be done in footnotes
  • Authors are requested to please mention the following details at the end of article:
    Name, Designation, Organization/Affiliation, Email Address, Contact Number

The deadline for submission of the articles is 15 August, 2025.
Authors of accepted articles are fairly compensated as per the rules and guidelines of Discourse magazine