Local politics in Jordan and Morocco : strategies of centralization and decentralization /

In recent years, authoritarian states in the Middle East and North Africa have faced increasing international pressure to decentralize political power. Decentralization is presented as a panacea that will foster good governance and civil society, helping citizens procure basic services and fight cor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clark, Janine A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Colección:Columbia studies in Middle East politics.
Temas:
Municipal government > Jordan.
Decentralization in government > Jordan.
Municipal government > Morocco.
Decentralization in government > Morocco.
Administration municipale > Jordanie.
Administration municipale > Maroc.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > World > Middle Eastern.
Decentralization in government
Municipal government
Politics and government
Jordan > Politics and government.
Morocco > Politics and government.
Jordanie > Politique et gouvernement.
Jordan
Morocco
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • I. Coalition Building and the Social Relations That Support Authoritarian Regimes
  • II. Centralization and "Decentralization" in Jordan
  • III. Decentralization, Co-optation, and Regime Legitimation in Morocco
  • IV. The Destabilizing Effects of Centralization
  • V. Elite Capture and Regime Stabilization in Morocco
  • VI. Morocco's Opposition Party, the PJD
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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