1st Edition

Public Administration in the Middle East and North Africa

Edited By Shahjahan Bhuiyan Copyright 2023
210 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

210 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

210 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the status of public administration in eight countries—the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Sudan, and Libya—in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This volume explores the issues, perspectives, traditions, and cultures that shape the operation of public administration in the region. This book also offers critical narratives on how the... Read more

Foreword by B Guy Peters [available for free download on the Routledge webpage]

Introduction 

Shahjahan Bhuiyan 

Part I: Public Administration in the Middle East Countries 

1. Theory and Practice of Public Administration Reforms: The Case of United Arab Emirates 

Abu Elias Sarker and Mohammad Habibur Rahman 

2. Reconstruction of Turkish Public Administration Under the New Presidential Government System   

Yılmaz Üstüner 

3. Public Administration in the Republic of Lebanon: Recent Reforms, Current Constraints, and Future Prospects 

Thomas W. Haase 

4. Public Administration and Development in Jordan 

Jamil E. Jreisat 

Part II: Public Administration in the North African Countries 

5. Governance and Public Administration Reform in Morocco: A "Glocal" Perspective 

Rabia Naguib 

6. Institutional and Economic Reforms Challenges During a Democratic Transition: A Case Study from Tunisia 

Nizar Jouini and Taoufik Rajhi 

7. The Erosion of Public Administration in Sudan 

Ibrahim Elnur 

8. Libya’s Public Administration: Burdens of the Past and Challenges of Transition 

Youssef Mohammad Sawani 

Biography

Shahjahan Bhuiyan is Associate Professor of Public Administration at The American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt. Currently, he is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Administration in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at AUC. He has published a number of books, book chapters, and journal articles.

"Public Administration in the Middle East and North Africa is a welcome addition to the comparative public administration cannon. This edited volume increases the field’s knowledge about public administration about an underexplored region."

Trevor Brown, Dean at John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University & President of Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA)

"This book is a valuable addition to the small but growing literature on public administration and governance in the Middle East and North Africa. The wide variety of topics covered in the book would be of great benefit to scholars as well as practitioners of public administration, public policy, and development studies."

M Ramesh, Professor & UNESCO Chair of Social Policy Design in Asia, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore & President of International Public Policy Association (IPPA)