Public Administration and Policy in the Middle East

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. Kiriş

   Pages 25-59

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

   • Mustafa Kemal Bayırbağ

   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

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.

• Governance Reform
• Local Governance
• Public Administration
• Public policy
• State and Administrative reforms
• Statehood

• Marywood University, Scranton, USA

  Alexander R. Dawoody

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