Corruption in the MENA region: beyond uprisings
"This book explores the causes of corruption in the Middle East and North Africa through a systematic cross-national comparative analysis of fifteen countries in the region. It aims to explain causal relationships between corruption and differences in political and socio-economic dimensions within these different countries over the period 1999-2010. The countries are grouped together into three sub-regions (the Gulf region, North Africa, and Mashreq plus Yemen). The author finds that the main v…
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- Full title :Corruption in the MENA region : beyond uprisings / Dina Elsayed.
Summary
"This book explores the causes of corruption in the Middle East and North Africa through a systematic cross-national comparative analysis of fifteen countries in the region. It aims to explain causal relationships between corruption and differences in political and socio-economic dimensions within these different countries over the period 1999-2010. The countries are grouped together into three sub-regions (the Gulf region, North Africa, and Mashreq plus Yemen). The author finds that the main variables that showed robustness in impacting the intensity of corruption are the rule of law, quality of regulations, and trade openness. Poverty rates and income inequality have been clear triggers for petty corruption. Meanwhile, natural resources endowments have shown less of an impact on the levels of corruption, and similarly women's empowerment has not been found to be a strong indicator"--
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- Publication Date:2021
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
- Place of Publication:Cham, Switzerland
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2021
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xviii, 343 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9783030553142, 3030553140
- DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-55314-2
- oclc:on1203121150
- LC Classification:JQ1758.A56
- Dewey Decimal:364.1/323
Table of Contents
The MENA Region : Unique Features & Sustained Regimes -- Corruption in the Gulf Region : A Black Box Corruption in North Africa : Monopoly of Power & Widespread Ignorance -- Corruption in the Mashreq Plus Yemen : A Region in Turmoil -- Corruption : What Are the Roots? -- Corruption : Is There a Way Out?
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