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Policy-Making in the GCC : State, Citizens and Institutions, Paperback / softback Book

Policy-Making in the GCC : State, Citizens and Institutions Paperback / softback

Edited by Neil (Chatham House, UK) Quilliam, Mark C. (King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Saudi Arabia) Thompson

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The GCC is a major player in the post-2011 reordering of the Middle East.

Despite the rise in prominence of individual Gulf states - especially Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - and the growth of the GCC as a collective entity, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the actual mechanics of policy-making in the region.

This book analyses the vital role that institutions are coming to play in shaping policy in the Gulf Arab states.

The research coincides with two key developments that have given institutions new importance in the policy process: the emergence of a new generation of leaders in the Gulf, and the era of low oil prices.

Both developments, along with dramatic demographic change, have compelled state and citizens to re-evaluate the nature of the social contract that binds them together.

Contributors assess the changing relationship between state and citizen and evaluate the role that formal and informal institutions play in mediating such change and informing policy.The book shows how academic, social and economic institutions are responding to the increasingly complex process of decision-making, where citizens demand better services and further empowerment, and states are obliged to seek wider counsel, although wanting to retain ultimate authority. With contributions from both academics and practitioners, this book will be highly relevant for researchers and policymakers alike.

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