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Local Politics in Jordan and Morocco - Strategies of Centralization and Decentralization (Hardcover)
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Local Politics in Jordan and Morocco - Strategies of Centralization and Decentralization (Hardcover)
Series: Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics
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In recent years, authoritarian states in the Middle East and North
Africa have faced increasing international pressure to decentralize
political power. Decentralization is presented as a panacea that
will foster good governance and civil society, helping citizens
procure basic services and fight corruption. Two of these states,
Jordan and Morocco, are monarchies with elected parliaments and
recent experiences of liberalization. Morocco began devolving
certain responsibilities to municipal councils decades ago, while
Jordan has consistently followed a path of greater centralization.
Their experiences test such assumptions about the benefits of
localism. Janine A. Clark examines why Morocco decentralized while
Jordan did not and evaluates the impact of their divergent paths,
ultimately explaining how authoritarian regimes can use
decentralization reforms to consolidate power. Local Politics in
Jordan and Morocco argues that decentralization is a tactic
authoritarian regimes employ based on their coalition strategies to
expand their base of support and strengthen patron-client ties.
Clark analyzes the opportunities that decentralization presents to
local actors to pursue their interests and lays out how
municipal-level figures find ways to use reforms to their
advantage. In Morocco, decentralization has resulted not in greater
political inclusivity or improved services, but rather in the
entrenchment of pro-regime elites in power. The main Islamist
political party has also taken advantage of these reforms. In
Jordan, decentralization would undermine the networks that benefit
elites and their supporters. Based on extensive fieldwork, Local
Politics in Jordan and Morocco is an important contribution to
Middle East studies and political science that challenges our
understanding of authoritarian regimes' survival strategies and
resilience.
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