Public Sector Reform in the Middle East and North Africa: Lessons of Experience for a Region in Transition (Paperback)
Critical examinations of efforts to make governments more efficient and responsive
This book offers a comprehensive assessment of a wide range of reform efforts in nine countries. In six cases the reforms targeted core systems of government: Jordan's restructuring of cabinet operations, the Palestinian Authority's revision of public financial management, Morocco's voluntary retirement program, human resource management reforms in Lebanon, an e-governance initiative in Dubai, and attempts to improve transparency in Tunisia. Five other reform efforts tackled line departments of government, among them Egypt's attempt to improve tax collection and Saudi Arabia's work to improve service delivery and bill collection.
Robert P. Beschel Jr. is the head of the World Bank's Center of Government Practice. Previously, he served as director for policy in the Office of the Prime Minister in Kuwait.Tarik M. Yousef is the director of the Brookings Doha Center. Previously, he served as the founding dean of the Dubai School of Government.