Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-325) and index.
Contents
Politics and elite change in the Arab world / Volker Perthes -- Jordan : between regime survival and economic reform / Andre Bank and Oliver Schlumberger -- Morocco : elite change and regime maintenance / Saloua Zerhouni -- Syria : difficult inheritance / Volker Perthes -- Egypt : succession politics / Gamal Abdelnasser -- Saudi Arabia : dynamism uncovered / Iris Glosemeyer -- Algeria : system continuity through elite change / Isabelle Werenfels -- Tunisia : economic transformation and political restoration / Steffen Erdle -- Lebanon : building political dynasties / Rola el-Husseini -- Palestine : from state building to crisis management / Hans-Joachim Rabe -- Elite change and systems maintenance / Volker Perthes.