Decentralization in the Middle East and North Africa Informal Politics, Subnational Governance, and the Periphery

• Andere auteurs: Demmelhuber, Thomas (Redacteur), Sturm, Roland (Redacteur)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Baden -baden Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 2021
• Reeks: Nahoststudien. Middle Eastern Studies Band 5
• Onderwerpen: 1H, GTB, JPB, JPP, JPS, JPWD, JPWH; Area Studies Autokratisierung civil society Dezentralisierung Egypt elite networks Elitenetzwerke fiscal policy Jordan local govenance MENA Morocco Neopatrimonialism Nordafrika Tunisia Decentralization neopatrimonialism Middle East and North Africa authoritarianism transformation local governance
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This book investigates political, economic and social links between top-down decentralisation strategies and neopatrimonial elite networks in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Over ten years since 2011, several MENA regimes have initiated decentralisation processes, but empirical observations...