Local Governance and Empowerment of marginalized Groups: A case Study of BDS and LSG in Pakistan.

Inclusion and Empowerment of marginalized are considered as prerequisite of good governance and successful operations of democracy. It is an established fact that weaker section of society, refugees in result of 1947 migration, settlers, minorities and women are pushed to marginalized group by traditional socio-political culture. They are suffering from the social, political and economic marginalization. The issue to empower the marginalized is getting consideration of intelligentsia and forces of democracy. The hypothesis of the study is that local government can be used as an important tool to empower the marginalized. This gross root level study is based on primary data, interviews and direct observations. This study evaluates the role of BDS and LSG in creating inclusive society and empowering the marginalized groups in case of Pakistan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]