Subject(s): Democracy -- Objectives of establishing provincial councils - seeking clarity amidst controversy : Democratic and power sharing, provincial sphere of governance, devolved (decentralized) development, fiscal capacity and balanced regional development, good provincial governance, partnership building, equitable human development -- Implementation of 13th amendment and establishment of provincial councils- actions and inactions at the center and province : nature and scope of developed system- design, outcome, record of devolved governance -- Legal and administrative constraints- understanding actions and inactions at the center and provinces : Legal and administrative constraints, institutional context of actions and inactions at the center and province -- Enabling provincial governance : Issues in governance change, making devolution meaningful -- Risks and opportunities in governance change