Initiative on Good Governance for Development (GfD) in the Arab Countries: Publications

Civil Service and Integrity
E-Government and Administrative Simplification
Governance of Public Finances
Public Service Delivery, Public-Private Partnership and Regulatory Reform
Role of the Judiciary and Law Enforcement
Citizens, Civil Society and Public Sector Reform in the Arab Region

On Creating Public Value: What Business Might Learn from Government About Strategic Management [English]. 2004
In recent years there has been a sharp escalation in the social roles corporations are expected to play. Companies are facing new demands to be accountable not only to shareholders, but also to other stakeholders such as customers, employees, suppliers, local communities and policy makers. As a result of this changing business environment, the authors argue that the concept of organizational strategy developed for government agencies may work as well or even better than traditional business models when applied to business organizations.

Renewing Democracy Public Address: Why Government Must Reinvest in Civic Renewal [English]. 2004
Transcript of a public event organized at the Kennedy School of Government, with, as a guest speaker, the Right Honorable David Blunkett, Britain's Home Secretary. The speaker argues "we need to use government to reinforce a sense of identity and belonging, but we also need to ensure that we reinforce it by recognizing what it is that gives people that stake."

The Politics of HRM: Waiting for Godot in the Moroccan Civil Service [English]. 2004
This study illustrates the importance of a political understanding to improve Human Resource Management (HTM) in both public and private organizations and explains why a developing country such as Morocco, has not made progress in improving the way it manages its public servants.

Globalization, NGOs, and Multi-Sectoral Relations [English]. 2000
This paper seeks to make sense of the impact of globalization on nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations. It argues that globalization processes have contributed to the rising numbers and influence of NGOs in many countries, and particularly in the international arena and considers whether the emergence of domestic and international NGOs as important policy makers strengthens or weakens the future of democratic accountability, and suggests several patterns of interaction among civil society, government and business in future governance issues.

Civil Service for Sustainable Human Development in Jordan [English]. 1999
This paper reviews civil service and public administration reforms for sustainable human development, and related concepts and issues.