{"product_id":"9781137466389","title":"Policy-Making in a Transformative State: The Case of Qatar","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePolicy-Making in a Transformative State: The Case of Qatar\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTok, M. Evren; Alkhater, Lolwah R. M.; Pal, Leslie A.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores, in a series of detailed\ncase studies, how public policy is actually made in Qatar. While Qatar is a\nGulf monarchy, its governance is complex. Other analysts have tried to come to\ngrips with this complexity using qualified descriptions of the system such as 'late rentier,' 'pluralized autocracy,' 'tribal democracy,' or 'soft\nauthoritarian.' The authors of the volume use the lens of a transformative state. Qatar is deliberately\nengaged in a rapid process of radical economic and societal transformation.\nThat process has its contradictions and tensions, particularly with regards to\nachieving a balance between Islam, social traditions, and modernity.  This book explores how it also has a specific policy dynamic of generating ideas and institutions,\ndeveloping policy and program designs, implementation and coordination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-08-22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781137466389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-46639-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 405\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752404742284,"sku":"9781137466389","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781137466389.jpg?v=1775915830","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781137466389","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}