Governance in the Middle East and North Africa

Governance in the Middle East is topic of interest to scholars, activists and policy makers. The currently proposed book is intended to present the first comprehensive framework of the question of governance in the Middle East in its various forms and manifestations: political, economic, and government performance.

Auteur

Abbas Kadhim

Contenu

List of illustrations, Preface, List of contributors, List of abbreviations, PART I: Overview, 1. Governance-constrained growth in the MENA region, 2. Stuff is not enough: Resources and governance in the Middle East, 3. The Middle East political economy and the Arab Awakening: A difficult symbiosis?, 4. Trade agreements in the MENA region: Contribution to better governance, 5. Illegitimate governance: The roots of Islamist radicalization in the MENA, 6. Arab intellectuals and authority: A continuity of an implied system, 7. The prospects for democratization in the Middle East, 8. The improvement of women's rights in the Arab world: The importance of governing authorities, 9. The Islamic veil in civil societies, 10. Revolutions in the Middle East: Demands for political, social and economic changes and the states' repressive response, PART II: Country studies, 11. Transition in progress: Governance in Iraq 2003-11, 12. Managing the Islamic Republic: Governance in post-revolutionary Iran, 13. Civilianizing Turkish policy: Civil society in decision-making and civil-military relations, 14. The Kingdom: Can the magic last?, 15. Qatar: Democratic reforms and global status, 16. Government in the United Arab Emirates: Progress and pathologies, 17. Political pluralism and governance challenges in Kuwait and Bahrain, 18. Yemen on the precipice: Governing the ungovernable, 19. The solitary sultan and the construction of the new Oman, 20. Antimonies of economic governance in contemporary Syria, 21. Governance, reform and resurgent ethnic identity politics in Jordan, 22. Palestinian governance: Against all odds, 23. The evolution of governance in Israel, 24. Governance in Egypt, 25. Sudan: Governance in a divided country, 1956-2010, 26. Governance reforms in Morocco: Beyond electoral authoritarianism?, 27. Governance in Algeria: The protracted transition to democratic rule, 28. Governance in Libya, Index