Centralization, Decentralization, and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa

This paper examines broadly the intergovernmental structure in the Middle East and North Africa region, which has one of the most centralized government structures in the world. The authors address the reasons behind this centralized structure by l...

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Main Authors:	Tosun, Mehmet Serkan, Yilmaz, Serdar
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	CROSS-COUNTRY REGRESSION DECENTRALIZATION EXTERNAL CONFLICTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE OTTOMAN TAX SYSTEM REGIONAL CENTRALIZATION TAX SYSTEMS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/11/10008558/centralization-decentralization-conflict-middle-east-north-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6355

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spelling	okr-10986-63552021-04-23T14:02:30Z Centralization, Decentralization, and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa Tosun, Mehmet Serkan Yilmaz, Serdar CROSS-COUNTRY REGRESSION DECENTRALIZATION EXTERNAL CONFLICTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE OTTOMAN TAX SYSTEM REGIONAL CENTRALIZATION TAX SYSTEMS This paper examines broadly the intergovernmental structure in the Middle East and North Africa region, which has one of the most centralized government structures in the world. The authors address the reasons behind this centralized structure by looking first at the history behind the tax systems of the region. They review the Ottoman taxation system, which has been predominantly influential as a model, and discuss its impact on current government structure. They also discuss the current intergovernmental structure by examining the type and degree of decentralization in five countries representative of the region: Egypt, Iran, West Bank/Gaza, Tunisia, and Yemen. Cross-country regression analysis using panel data for a broader set of countries leads to better understanding of the factors behind heavy centralization in the region. The findings show that external conflicts constitute a major roadblock to decentralization in the region. 2012-05-24T15:46:21Z 2012-05-24T15:46:21Z 2008-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/11/10008558/centralization-decentralization-conflict-middle-east-north-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6355 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4774 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa
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topic	CROSS-COUNTRY REGRESSION DECENTRALIZATION EXTERNAL CONFLICTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE OTTOMAN TAX SYSTEM REGIONAL CENTRALIZATION TAX SYSTEMS
spellingShingle	CROSS-COUNTRY REGRESSION DECENTRALIZATION EXTERNAL CONFLICTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE OTTOMAN TAX SYSTEM REGIONAL CENTRALIZATION TAX SYSTEMS Tosun, Mehmet Serkan Yilmaz, Serdar Centralization, Decentralization, and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
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description	This paper examines broadly the intergovernmental structure in the Middle East and North Africa region, which has one of the most centralized government structures in the world. The authors address the reasons behind this centralized structure by looking first at the history behind the tax systems of the region. They review the Ottoman taxation system, which has been predominantly influential as a model, and discuss its impact on current government structure. They also discuss the current intergovernmental structure by examining the type and degree of decentralization in five countries representative of the region: Egypt, Iran, West Bank/Gaza, Tunisia, and Yemen. Cross-country regression analysis using panel data for a broader set of countries leads to better understanding of the factors behind heavy centralization in the region. The findings show that external conflicts constitute a major roadblock to decentralization in the region.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Tosun, Mehmet Serkan Yilmaz, Serdar
author_facet	Tosun, Mehmet Serkan Yilmaz, Serdar
author_sort	Tosun, Mehmet Serkan
title	Centralization, Decentralization, and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
title_short	Centralization, Decentralization, and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
title_full	Centralization, Decentralization, and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
title_fullStr	Centralization, Decentralization, and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Centralization, Decentralization, and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
title_sort	centralization, decentralization, and conflict in the middle east and north africa
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/11/10008558/centralization-decentralization-conflict-middle-east-north-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6355
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Centralization, Decentralization, and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa

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