Good governance in the Middle East oil monarchies /

The concept of 'good governance' is of increasing importance, and is used by international organizations to ensure reasonable conformity to high standards in states which participate in the global trading regime and other international activities. This book examines the concept of good gov...

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Other Authors: Najem, Tom, Hetherington, Martin
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.
Series:Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 4.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=95188
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Summary:The concept of 'good governance' is of increasing importance, and is used by international organizations to ensure reasonable conformity to high standards in states which participate in the global trading regime and other international activities. This book examines the concept of good governance and how it is applied in the states of the Gulf Co-operation Council. These states are particularly important because of their strategic location and massive oil wealth. Moreover, as monarchies, in most cases without powerful democratic representative bodies, and as Islamic countries, with a differ.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 141 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0203220838
9780203220832
0415297400
9780415297400
1138362131
9781138362130
1280070668
9781280070662