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Policy-Making in a Transformative State: The Case of Qatar
Leslie A. Pal (Ed.)
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Description for Policy-Making in a Transformative State: The Case of Qatar
Hardback. Editor(s): Pal, Leslie A.; Alkhater, Lolwah; Tok, M. Evren. Num Pages: 422 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 219 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
This book explores, in a series of detailed case studies, how public policy is actually made in Qatar. While Qatar is a Gulf monarchy, its governance is complex. Other analysts have tried to come to grips with this complexity using qualified descriptions of the system such as 'late rentier,' 'pluralized autocracy,' 'tribal democracy,' or 'soft authoritarian.' The authors of the volume use the lens of a transformative state. Qatar is deliberately engaged in a rapid process of radical economic and societal transformation. That process has its contradictions and tensions, particularly with regards to ... Read more
This book explores, in a series of detailed case studies, how public policy is actually made in Qatar. While Qatar is a Gulf monarchy, its governance is complex. Other analysts have tried to come to grips with this complexity using qualified descriptions of the system such as 'late rentier,' 'pluralized autocracy,' 'tribal democracy,' or 'soft authoritarian.' The authors of the volume use the lens of a transformative state. Qatar is deliberately engaged in a rapid process of radical economic and societal transformation. That process has its contradictions and tensions, particularly with regards to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
405
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137466389
SKU
V9781137466389
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99-15
About Leslie A. Pal (Ed.)
M. Evren Tok is an assistant professor and program coordinator at the Public Policy in Islam Program, Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University. His teaching and research revolves around state-market-society relations, policy analysis, natural resource governance and Islamic perspectives on sustainability. Lolwah Alkhater is a policy analyst. ... Read more
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