Morocco's emerging discourse on democracy, reform, and royal power has seized the attention of officials in both Europe and the United States, many of whom embrace the king's vision and want to support Moroccan development and modernization. The United States and Europe have supported economic development programs in Morocco for decades, alongside efforts to boost human rights and fight corruption. But it was the Bush administration's post-9/11 embrace of democracy and political change in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as strategies to combat extremismand the EU's realization at the same time of the inadequacies of the existing Barcelona processthat transformed Morocco from a friend to a strategic U.S. and European priority. The heightened importance Western powers ascribe to Middle Eastern reform, and Morocco'sprominence as both an example and test case of that reform, raises a host of issues for Americans, Europeans, and Moroccans. This volume addresses some of those issues, including: What are the most important elements in a Middle Eastern country's reform process? What is the optimal relationship between the host government and foreign donors? Is transatlantic consensus on these issues achievable, or even desirable?
Morocco's emerging discourse on democracy, reform, and royal power has seized the attention of officials in both Europe and the United States, many of whom embrace the king's vision and want to support Moroccan development and modernization. The United States and Europe have supported economic development programs in Morocco for decades, alongside efforts to boost human rights and fight corruption. But it was the Bush administration's post-9/11 embrace of democracy and political change in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as strategies to combat extremismand the EU's realization at the same time of the inadequacies of the existing Barcelona processthat transformed Morocco from a friend to a strategic U.S. and European priority. The heightened importance Western powers ascribe to Middle Eastern reform, and Morocco'sprominence as both an example and test case of that reform, raises a host of issues for Americans, Europeans, and Moroccans. This volume addresses some of those issues, including: What are the most important elements in a Middle Eastern country's reform process? What is the optimal relationship between the host government and foreign donors? Is transatlantic consensus on these issues achievable, or even desirable?
Arab Reform and Foreign Aid: Lessons from Morocco
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780892064861 |
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Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. |
Publication date: | 10/13/2006 |
Series: | Significant Issues Series |
Pages: | 112 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) |