Overview
- Focuses on the causes of corruption within the MENA regions from a comparative, qualitative perspective
- Analyses 15 countries over the period 1999 to 2010 (before the uprisings in 2011)
- Based on the findings of 37 interviews and several case studies, providing strategies and guidelines to prevent corruption
Part of the book series: Political Corruption and Governance (PCG)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dina Elsayed is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Egypt. She obtained her doctorate degree from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Her research focuses on comparative politics, corruption and governance in the MENA region.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Corruption in the MENA Region
Book Subtitle: Beyond Uprisings
Authors: Dina Elsayed
Series Title: Political Corruption and Governance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55314-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55313-5Published: 03 November 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55316-6Published: 03 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-55314-2Published: 02 November 2020
Series ISSN: 2947-5449
Series E-ISSN: 2947-5457
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 343
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Governance and Government, Middle Eastern Politics, Comparative Politics, Public Administration, Political Economy/Economic Systems