ABSTRACT
CONTENTS 34.1 Introduction of Bureaucratic Attributes ...............................................................583 34.2 Culture and Administration ............................................................................... 586 34.3 Th e Political Context of Bureaucracy .................................................................. 587 34.4 Governance Structure ......................................................................................... 589 34.5 Reform: Reconciling Incompatibilities .................................................................591 34.6 Conclusion ...........................................................................................................593 References .......................................................................................................................594
34.1 Introduction of Bureaucratic Attributes Th e Arab world is a vast region of 22 countries, extending over the Middle East and North Africa, and joined in the League of Arab States. Although the region is politically fragmented many of its attributes are similar such as culture, religion, language, history, and public aspirations. Most of the Arab countries gained independence from imperial domination shortly after World War II. Formal independence, however, was not the end of external designs and ambitions to dominate or control the region.
