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Decentralization, Local Governance, and Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa (Emerging Democracies) - Softcover

 
9780472057139: Decentralization, Local Governance, and Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa (Emerging Democracies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0472057138 ISBN 13: 9780472057139
Verlag: The University of Michigan Press, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

While many scholars, policymakers, and development practitioners view decentralization as a way to increase participation, strengthen political representation, and improve social welfare, little is known about the experiences of communities in the context of decentralization – particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. This volume directs our attention toward the ways in which decentralization is “lived locally” by citizens of the MENA region, underscoring the simultaneous influences of individual-level factors (e.g., gender, education) and local context (e.g., development levels, electoral institutions) on governance processes and outcomes. 

A group of international scholars brings together methodologically diverse, original research in Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, and Tunisia to expand the literature on decentralization. Following a preface by Moulay Hicham, the empirical chapters are arranged into three thematic sections focused on subnational variations in the relationships between central and local actors, citizen engagement with state and non-state institutions, and the extent to which representatives reflect their local communities. Together, these chapters provide important insights into governance, participation, and representation in the MENA and open new questions for furthering the study of governance and local development. Only by unpacking perspectives and governance experiences at the micro-level can we understand how decentralization policies affect citizens’ everyday lives.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ellen M. Lust is Founder and Director of the Governance and Local Development Institute and Professor of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg.
Kristen Kao is a Docent (Associate Professor) at the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg.

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Verlag
The University of Michigan Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0472057138
ISBN 13 
9780472057139
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
352
Herausgeber
Lust Ellen Marie, Kao Kristen
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