M. Evren (Hrsg.) Tok

Policy-Making in a Transformative State

The Case of Qatar

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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 achieving a balance between Islam, social tra… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Pal, Leslie A. (Hrsg.) / Alkhater, Lolwah R. M. (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-137-46639-6
EAN: 9781137466396
Produktnummer: 20401066
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 7'163 KB

Über den Autor

M. Evren Tok is an assistant professor andprogram coordinator at the Public Policy in Islam Program, Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University. His teaching and researchrevolves around state-market-society relations, policy analysis, naturalresource governance and Islamic perspectives on sustainability.Lolwah Alkhater is a policy analyst. Herresearch interests include education reform, human capital development, familyand identity and religion in the public sphere. She is also a part-timelecturer in the Department of Public Administration and Development Economies atthe Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, and a member of the board of directorsof the 'Naqd wa Tanweer' (Enlightenment and Critique) Centre for Humanities, apan-Arab initiative.Leslie A. Pal is Chancellor's Professor ofPublic Policy and Administration at Carleton University, Canada. He haspublished extensively on international policy transfer, comparative publicpolicy, and governance.