Administration, Globalization, and the Arab States

Globalization involves risks and opportunities for the Arab world. Realistic knowledge of these possibilities is essential for adaptation of governance and reform of public administration to deal more effectively with the unfolding processes of globalization. To be participants rather than mere subjects, the Arab states have to recognize opportunities and limit potential negative consequences. Success requires good governance and professional public management. Public administration in the Arab world has to transform traditional methods of command and control and nepotism into a more collaborative management that relies on institutional capabilities and practicing managerial values of accountability, performance evaluation, transparency, and ethics.

Jamil E. JreisatEmail:

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Jamil Jreisat   is professor of public administration and political science, Department of Government and International Affairs, University of South Florida. Dr. Jreisat is the author of numerous books, chapters, and articles on issues in public administration, comparative government, and development of public administration in the Arab world, including: Politics without Process: Administering Development in the Arab World (Reinner 1997) and Comparative Public Administration and Policy (Westview 2002). He has been a guest editor of several professional journals; is the Associate Editor of Journal of Asian and African Studies; and, serves on the editorial boards of many professional publications. Dr. Jreisat is the recipient of many awards including his university President’s Award for Professional Excellence.