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Public Administration and Policy in the Middle East

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Editors:
  1. Alexander R. Dawoody

    1. Marywood University, Scranton, USA

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  • Provides in-depth, country-specific analysis of the policy and governance reform processes in the Middle East
  • Analyses specific development context to draw out the shared and distinct features that characterize the explanation of the Middle East as a region
  • Bridges global perspectives on governance development and public policy and administration with regional perspectives and experience
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Public Administration, Governance and Globalization (PAGG, volume 9)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Civil Society and Democratic Governance in Turkey: Prospects and Challenges

    • Naim Kapucu
    Pages 1-23

  3. Democratic Governance Reforms in Turkey and Their Implications

    • Hüseyin Gül, Hakan M. KiriÅŸ
    Pages 25-59

  4. Dynamics of Post-crisis Reform in Public Policy: The Case of Education Policy in Turkey

    • Mustafa Kemal BayırbaÄŸ
    Pages 61-81

  5. Challenges to Governance Reform and Accountability in Egypt

    • Jennifer Bremer
    Pages 83-101

  6. The Evolution of Corruption and Optimal Level of Corruption Reduction: Evidence from Cross-Country Studies

    • Hamid E. Ali
    Pages 103-114

  7. Iraq’s Revolutionary Cul-de-Sacs

    • Samir Rihani
    Pages 115-128

  8. Iraq’s Pressing Need to Legally Binding Conceptual and Procedural Models for Public Policy Making

    • Kaa’ed Al-Hashimi
    Pages 129-142

  9. The Innovative Approach for Accounting and Accountability of Government Revenues in Iraq

    • Talal A. Al-Kassar, Mahmoud Al-Wadi, Alexander Dawoody
    Pages 143-161

  10. The Role of Organizational Culture and Management Behavior in Organizational Innovation: A Case Study of the Agricultural Extension Organization (AEO) in Iran

    • Ahmad Yaghoubi-Farani, Iraj Malek Mohammadi, Reza Movahedi
    Pages 163-171

  11. Saudi Arabia and the Mirage of Decentralization

    • Mohamad G. Alkadry
    Pages 173-188

  12. Decentralization in Lebanon

    • Thomas W. Haase, Randa Antoun
    Pages 189-213

  13. The Third Wheel in Public Policy: An Overview of NGOs in Lebanon

    • Khaldoun AbouAssi
    Pages 215-230

  14. Solving Problems Informally: The Influence of Israel’s Political Culture on the Public Policy Process

    • Nissim Cohen
    Pages 231-245

  15. The Management of Museums in Sharjah

    • Daniel Simonet, Clément Vincent
    Pages 247-261

  16. Public Policy Making Process in the United Arab Emirates

    • Simon H. Okoth
    Pages 263-280

  17. Governance Challenges in Bangladesh

    • Mohammad Mohabbat Khan, Md. Shahriar Islam
    Pages 281-295

  18. Implementation of Policy to Control Industrial Pollution in Bangladesh: Major Drawbacks

    • Md. Shahriar Islam
    Pages 297-317

  19. The Arab Spring of 2011: A Perspective

    • Alexander Dawoody
    Pages 319-340

  20. Restructuring the Hierarchy of Needs: A Case for Sound Governance in the Middle East

    • Alexander Dawoody
    Pages 341-349
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About this book

The various and different Middle Eastern countries are addressing new key reform and governance reform processes but also administration and policy issues of enduring importance; decentralization and local government, non-profit organizations, political culture, and reform of the policy process. This book provides assessment of national strategies for reform in public administration and policy, how these strategies have fared in implementation; and what challenges must be overcome to achieve real and sustainable progress. Seven country case studies will explore the overall policy-making process from a critical perspective and consider how it could be strengthened. Four cases will deal with the controversial issues of decentralization of power and decision-making. Two cases will address the role of civil society in the policymaking and reform process. Introductory and concluding chapters will place these discussions in context and draw the primary lessons for policy-makers. The main objectives of the book are to present different examples of specific public policy and administration, as well as governance issues in the Middle East so that policymakers (both in the region and the world who are interested in the Middle East), as well as practitioners, scholars and graduate students can utilize the book as a study guide to better understand various dynamics in governance in the Middle East. This approach will enable the volume to bridge global perspectives on governance development with regional perspectives and experience, bringing shared expertise, intellectual inquisitiveness, and experience in the professional practice of public policy and administration to bear on these common challenges.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Marywood University, Scranton, USA

    Alexander R. Dawoody

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Public Administration and Policy in the Middle East

  • Editors: Alexander R. Dawoody

  • Series Title: Public Administration, Governance and Globalization

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1553-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-1552-1Published: 22 September 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5461-2Published: 17 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-1553-8Published: 22 September 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2512-2347

  • Series E-ISSN: 2512-2363

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 349

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Public Administration, Comparative Politics, Political Science

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