Good Governance in the Middle East Oil Monarchies

This book examines the concept of good governance and how it is applied in the states of the Gulf Co-operation Council.

List of contents

Introduction  1. Good Governance: The Definition and Application of the Concept  2. The States of the Gulf Co-operation Council  3.  Reform from Above: The Politics of Participation in the Oil Monarchies  4. Good International Governance: Implications for Saudi Arabia's Political Economy  5. Dynamics of GCC Press-Government Relations in the 1990s  6. Climate Governance in the GCC

About the author

Tom Pierre Najem is Lecturer in Political Economy at the University of Durham. His research and teaching interests are in international relations and comparative politics with particular interest in international political economy, economic development, and political development (human rights and democratisation). He has written widely on these subjects, including two monographs on Lebanese politics.
Martin Hetherington is Researcher in Middle Eastern Studies at the Middle East and North Africa Research Group, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London.

Summary

This book examines the concept of good governance and how it is applied in the states of the Gulf Co-operation Council.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Najem Hetherington
• Assisted by: Martin Hetherington (Editor), Tom Pierre Najem (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138362130
• ISBN: 978-1-138-36213-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education