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Comparative analysis of subnational governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

December 21, 2021 LPS Initiative

A recent desk study prepared for USAID analyzes the extent to which governance is decentralized in law and practice in nine Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries—Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, […]

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Webinar: A comparative analysis of decentralization and subnational governance in MENA

November 14, 2021 LPS Initiative

Several MENA countries have made decentralization gains, particularly since the Arab Spring. However, these gains have been partial, incomplete, and limited by regime security and patronage concerns. A recent study analyzes the extent to which […]

Middle East & North Africa

Jordan: House Passes Elections Bill with Minor Changes

March 4, 2016 LPS Initiative

The Lower House on Tuesday passed the draft 2015 parliamentary elections law with minor changes following six marathon sessions that began Sunday (21/2). With the endorsement of the bill, all political reform-oriented laws are now […]

Middle East & North Africa

Jordan: Royal Decree Ratifies Decentralisation Law

January 15, 2016 LPS Initiative

A Royal Decree was issued on Wednesday ratifying the 2015 decentralisation law, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The law was ratified after being endorsed by the two Houses of Parliament.  In November, the Lower […]

Political decentralization

Local Governments and Public Goods: Assessing Decentralization in the Arab World

November 24, 2015 LPS Initiative

Countries across the Arab world have been engaging in a range of decentralization efforts. This book, edited by Mona Harb and Sami Atallah, documents and assesses past and current decentralization policies and initiatives in five Arab […]

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