Local Governments and Public Goods : Assessing Decentra;ization in the Arab World
تاريخ النشر: 01/01/2015
الناشر: المركز اللبناني للدراسات
نبذة الناشر:Decentralization , democratization , and the role of regional and local governments in delivering services are key issues to development across the Arab World . While the tools and processes by which decentralization is carried out varies , the stated goals of these efforts are to create a more democratic ...system of governance and more effective urban management .
Countries across the Arab world have been engaged in a range of decentralization efforts . This book documents and assesses past and current decentralization policies and initiatives in five Arab States . Country - specific case studies are authored by Ali Bouabid and Aziz Iraki for Morocco , Sami Yassine Turki and Eric Verdeil for Tunisia , Myriam Ababsa for Jordan , Omar Abdulaziz Hallaj for Yemen , and Mona Harb and Sami Atallah for Lebanon . The common analytical framework is structured along three components : The rules and politics of decentralization , the legislation and practice of service delivery , and the the fiscal structures of decentralization . Through the examination of service delivery cases , we identify , document , and understand instances of power struggles at the regional and local levels , and features that explain their varying successes and failures . إقرأ المزيد