Public Sector Reform in the Middle East and North Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Public Sector Reform in the Middle East and North Africa write by Robert P. Beschel. This book was released on 2020-12-01. Public Sector Reform in the Middle East and North Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Critical examinations of efforts to make governments more efficient and responsive Political upheavals and civil wars in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have obscured efforts by many countries in the region to reform their public sectors. Unwieldy, unresponsive—and often corrupt—governments across the region have faced new pressure, not least from their publics, to improve the quality of public services and open up their decisionmaking processes. Some of these reform efforts were under way and at least partly successful before the outbreak of the Arab Spring in 2010. Reform efforts have continued in some countries despite the many upheavals since then. This book offers a comprehensive assessment of a wide range of reform efforts in nine countries. In six cases the reforms targeted core systems of government: Jordan's restructuring of cabinet operations, the Palestinian Authority's revision of public financial management, Morocco's voluntary retirement program, human resource management reforms in Lebanon, an e-governance initiative in Dubai, and attempts to improve transparency in Tunisia. Five other reform efforts tackled line departments of government, among them Egypt's attempt to improve tax collection and Saudi Arabia's work to improve service delivery and bill collection. Some of these reform efforts were more successful than others. This book examines both the good and the bad, looking not only at what each reform accomplished but at how it was implemented. The result is a series of useful lessons on how public sector reforms can be adopted in MENA.
Reform in the Arab World
Reform in the Arab World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Reform in the Arab World write by Talmiz Ahmad. This book was released on 2005. Reform in the Arab World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. September 11 provided a vision and a strategy to a US Presidency that until then had been groping for fresh ideas and a relevant foreign policy. The 'global war on terror' now became an article of faith for the United States. The US Government, media and think-tanks turned their attention to Islam, the Arab world and Saudi Arabia, and held them responsible for the catastrophe unleashed upon the Americans. Reform of religion, of politics and economics, of education, and of cultural and religious life thus became the new buzz-word. This new focus on 'reform', whatever the motivation of its protagonists, had the effect of igniting a reform - related debate across the Arab world. Academics, journalists, businessmen and political figures, and, frequently, government leaders, all of them participated in this resounding cacophony for reform, discussing issues of political, economic, social, religious and cultural change with unprecedented freedom. The discussion about reform is still in full flow, yielding in its wake some satisfaction that debates are underway that will decide the destiny of the Arab person. This monograph provides an account of this extraordinary intellectual ferment in the Arab world and the attempts of governments, Arab and foreign, to cope politically and intellectually with these new challenges. -- Back jacket.
The Politics of Education Reform in the Middle East
The Politics of Education Reform in the Middle East - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Politics of Education Reform in the Middle East write by Samira Alayan. This book was released on 2012. The Politics of Education Reform in the Middle East available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Education systems and textbooks in selected countries of the Middle East are increasingly the subject of debate. This volume presents and analyzes the major trends as well as the scope and the limits of education reform initiatives undertaken in recent years. In curricula and teaching materials, representations of the "Self" and the "Other" offer insights into the contemporary dynamics of identity politics. By building on a network of scholars working in various countries in the Middle East itself, this book aims to contribute to the evolution of a field of comparative education studies in this region.
Beyond the Facade: Political Reform in the Arab World
Beyond the Facade: Political Reform in the Arab World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Beyond the Facade: Political Reform in the Arab World write by Marina Ottaway. This book was released on 2008. Beyond the Facade: Political Reform in the Arab World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World
Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World write by Rex Brynen. This book was released on 1995. Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Arab world is experiencing a variety of factors - internal and external - that are leading to change. This work examines such factors that are shaping political liberalisation and democratisation in the Arab context, as well as the role played by particular social groups.
