Corruption and Informal Practices in the Middle East and North Africa

This book investigates the pervasive problem of corruption across the Middle East and North Africa. This book explores how corruption in the Middle East and North Africa is actuated through informal practices that coexist and work in parallel to formal institutions.

List of contents

Introduction Part 1: Conceptualising the Mechanisms and Dynamics of Corruption and Informal Practices in the MENA region 1. Dispersing the Fog: A Philosophical Analysis of Institutional Corruption Applied to the MENA region 2.Hamulas and Structural Corruption in The Middle East 3. Assessing the Impact of Sectarian Patronage in Lebanon 4. Does Wasta Undermine Support for Democracy? Corruption, Clientelism, and Attitudes toward Political Regimes Part 2: Successes and Failures of Anti-corruption Initiatives 5. Sweeping under the Rug: The Limitations and Failures of the Formal Fight Against Corruption in Morocco 6. Old Wine in New Bottles? Corruption and Neopatrimonial Statehood in Turkey 7. "Corruption Eruption"? The Israeli Case Part 3: The Way Forward – Empowering women as a Tool to reduce corruption 8. Is Poor Performance in Gender Equality Linked to Higher Corruption in the Middle East? 9. Women, Corruption, and Wasta in Jordan – A Case Study in Female Elected Representatives 10. Between Leadership and Kinship: Women Empowerment in the GCC Countries 11.Support for Gender Quotas and Perceived Corruption in Developing Democracies: Evidence from Lebanon Conclusion and Future Prospects

About the author

Ina Kubbe, Post-Doctoral Researcher, The School of Political Science, Government and International Affairs, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Aiysha Varraich, PhD Candidate, Quality of Government Institute, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Summary

This book investigates the pervasive problem of corruption across the Middle East and North Africa. This book explores how corruption in the Middle East and North Africa is actuated through informal practices that coexist and work in parallel to formal institutions.

Product details

• Authors: Ina (Tel Aviv University Kubbe, Ina Varraich Kubbe
• Assisted by: Ina Kubbe (Editor), Aiysha Varraich (Editor), Varraich Aiysha (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367422264
• ISBN: 978-0-367-42226-4
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Routledge Corruption and Anti-Corruption Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Middle East, Political corruption, North Africa, Social and ethical issues, Development Studies, Corruption in society, Corruption in politics, government and society