Legislative Politics in the Arab World: The Resurgence of Democratic InstitutionsLynne Rienner Publishers, 1999 - 278 pages Presents historical, comparative, and theoretical perspectives on democratization and legislatures in the Arab world, supported by six case studies. The authors look at the distinctive features of democratization processes in the Arab world, discuss the ability of parliaments to provide linkages between government and citizens, and present a typology of Arab parliaments revolving around the variables of centrality and capacity. The second part of the text consists of case studies in legislative development in Lebanon, Morocco, Kuwait, Yemen, and Egypt. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Table des matières
Jordan | 7 |
Case Studies | 68 |
Lebanon | 79 |
Morocco | 111 |
Lessons for the TwentyFirst Century Acronyms References | 265 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
1995 elections ability al-Sabah amendments Arab legislatures Arab parliaments Arab world Assembly authoritarian bills bloc boycott budget cabinet candidates capacity centrality Chamber of Deputies Christian civil committees constitution constraints contributed council country's critical debates democracy democratic transitions districts dominated Druze economic Egypt elec electoral law elites emir executive branch functions governmental groups Hizballah important independent influence instance institutions internal Islamic Islamist issues Jordan Jordanian King Hussein Kuwait leaders Lebanese leftist legislative legitimacy liberal lower house major Maronite ment monarchy Morocco Mount Lebanon Muslim Muslim Brotherhood national dialogue organizations pact parlia participation percent political parties political system population prerogatives president presidential presidential systems prime minister reforms regime region representative result role ruling family seats sects session Shiite significant social society speaker Sunni Syrian Ta'if tion tional tive tribal vote voters Walid Jumblatt Yemen