Corruption in the Mena Region: Beyond Uprisings 2021 Edition Contributor(s): Elsayed, Dina (Author) |
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ISBN: 3030553132 ISBN-13: 9783030553135 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2020 |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.29 lbs) 343 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. |