Local Politics and Development in the Middle East - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0367018756 ISBN 13: 9780367018757

Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

Although development at the local level is a primary goal of most assistance schemes, most development agencies and banks know little of politics at the local level in developing countries. As a result, assistance programs generally lack relevance to indigenous populations and are--at the community level--viewed as being controlled from the "outside." The authors of this book concentrate on how local politics influence development in the Middle East, with the intent of encouraging more appropriate--and thus more effective--assistance programs. They discuss general policy issues and the nature of center-periphery relations in Middle East countries and delve into specific problems encountered in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Tunisia, and North Yemen, showing how information about local political schemes can aid administrators of development programs in providing assistance that is acceptable--and accepted--at the local level. The case studies provide a broad base for planning, encompassing capitalist, state capitalist, and socialist systems in both rural and urban settings.

About this title

About the Author

Louis J. Cantori is chairman of the Department of Political Science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Iliya Harik is professor of political science and director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367018756
• ISBN 13: 9780367018757
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 270
• Editor: Cantori Louis J., Harik Iliya