Local Politics in Jordan and Morocco - Strategies of Centralization and Decentralization

Zusatztext With this fascinating work! Janine A. Clark fills a major gap in the understanding of the practice of decentralization. Featuring an excellent literature review and rich archival research and interviews! Local Politics in Jordan and Morocco makes a significant contribution to political science and policy literature. Informationen zum Autor Janine A. Clark is associate professor of political science at the University of Guelph. She is the author of Islam, Charity, and Activism: Middle-Class Networks and Social Welfare in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen (2004) and coeditor of Economic Liberalization, Democratization, and Civil Society in the Developing World (2000). Klappentext Janine A. Clark examines why Morocco decentralized while Jordan did not and evaluates the impact of their divergent paths in order to explain how authoritarian regimes can use decentralization reforms to consolidate power. Local Politics in Jordan and Morocco challenges our understanding of authoritarian regimes¿ resilience. Zusammenfassung Janine A. Clark examines why Morocco decentralized while Jordan did not and evaluates the impact of their divergent paths in order to explain how authoritarian regimes can use decentralization reforms to consolidate power. Local Politics in Jordan and Morocco challenges our understanding of authoritarian regimes’ resilience. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Coalition Building and the Social Relations That Support Authoritarian Regimes 2. Centralization and “Decentralization” in Jordan 3. Decentralization, Co-optation, and Regime Legitimation in Morocco 4. The Destabilizing Effects of Centralization 5. Elite Capture and Regime Stabilization in Morocco 6. Morocco’s Opposition Party, the PJD Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Janine A. Clark, Clark Janine A.
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9780231183581
• ISBN: 978-0-231-18358-1
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics; Columbia Studies in Middle Eas; Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Middle East, Politics & government, Political structure & processes, Public Administration, Comparative Politics, Politics and government, Political structure and processes