Public Administration and Policy in the Middle East (Public Administration, Governance and Globalization Book 9)

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. Civil Society And Democratic Governance In Turkey: Prospects And Challenges / Naim Kapucu -- Democratic Governance Reforms In Turkey And Their Implications / Huseyin Gul And Hakan M. Kiris -- Dynamics Of Post-crisis Reform In Public Policy: The Case Of Education Policy In Turkey / Mustafa Kemal Bayirbag -- Challenges Ot Governance Reform And Accountability / In Egypt / Jennifer Bremer -- The Evolution Of Corruption And Optimal Level Of Corruption Reduction: Evidence From Cross-country Studies / Hamid E. Ali -- Iraq's Revolutionary Cul-de-sacs / Samir Rihani -- Iraq's Pressing Need To Legally Binding Conceptual And Procedural Models For Public Policy Making / Kaa'ed Al-hashimi -- The Innovative Approach For Accounting And Accountability Of Government Revenues In Iraq / Talal A. Al-kassar, Mahmoud Al-wadi, And Alexander Dawoody -- 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, And Reza Movahedi -- Saudi Arabia And The Mirage Of Decentralization / Mohamad G. Alkadry -- Decentralization In Lebanon / Thomas W. Haase And Rand Antoun -- The Third Wheel In Public Policy: An Overview Of Ngos In Lebanon / Khaldoun Abouassi -- Solving Problems Informally: The Influence Of Israel's Political Culture On The Public Policy Process / Nissim Cohen -- The Management Of Museums In Sharjah / Daniel Simonet And Clement Vincent -- Public Policy Making Process In The United Arab Emirates / Simon H. Okoth -- Governance Challenges In Bangladesh / Mohammad Mohabbat Khan And Md. Shahriar Islam -- Implementation Of Policy To Control Industrial Pollution In Bangladesh: Major Drawbacks / Md. Shahriar Islam -- The Arab Spring Of 2011: A Perspective / Alexander Dawoody -- Restructuring The Hierarchy Of Needs: A Case For Sound Governance In The Middle East / Alexander Dawoody. Alexander R. Dawoody, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References. Front Matter....Pages i-xix Civil Society and Democratic Governance in Turkey: Prospects and Challenges....Pages 1-23 Democratic Governance Reforms in Turkey and Their Implications....Pages 25-59 Dynamics of Post-crisis Reform in Public Policy: The Case of Education Policy in Turkey....Pages 61-81 Challenges to Governance Reform and Accountability in Egypt....Pages 83-101 The Evolution of Corruption and Optimal Level of Corruption Reduction: Evidence from Cross-Country Studies....Pages 103-114 Iraq’s Revolutionary Cul-de-Sacs....Pages 115-128 Iraq’s Pressing Need to Legally Binding Conceptual and Procedural Models for Public Policy Making....Pages 129-142 The Innovative Approach for Accounting and Accountability of Government Revenues in Iraq....Pages 143-161 The Role of Organizational Culture and Management Behavior in Organizational Innovation: A Case Study of the Agricultural Extension Organization (AEO) in Iran....Pages 163-171 Saudi Arabia and the Mirage of Decentralization....Pages 173-188 Decentralization in Lebanon....Pages 189-213 The Third Wheel in Public Policy: An Overview of NGOs in Lebanon....Pages 215-230 Solving Problems Informally: The Influence of Israel’s Political Culture on the Public Policy Process....Pages 231-245 The Management of Museums in Sharjah....Pages 247-261 Public Policy Making Process in the United Arab Emirates....Pages 263-280 Governance Challenges in Bangladesh....Pages 281-295 Implementation of Policy to Control Industrial Pollution in Bangladesh: Major Drawbacks....Pages 297-317 The Arab Spring of 2011: A Perspective....Pages 319-340 Restructuring the Hierarchy of Needs: A Case for Sound Governance in the Middle East....Pages 341-349