Legislative Politics in the Arab World: The Resurgence of Democratic Institutions.

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Baaklini, Abdo, Guilain Denoeux, Robert Springborg. Legislative Politics in the Arab World: The Resurgence of Democratic Institutions. Boulder, CO.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999. Paper $22.50.

The book attempts to construct a theoretical framework for the study of the legislative histories of six Arab countries (Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Kuwait, Yemen and Egypt). The work is concerned with the probability of creating "sustainable" democracies in the Arab World through three stages (Al-Mithaq; Al-Hiwar; and Assertion of the Legislature's Authority), which distinguish Arab...

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