ABSTRACT
Public Governance in general, at supranational level as well as national level, places a priority on economic, social, and environmental issues. One thing we learn when studying public governance in the Gulf states is that the national leaders have to build governance institutions and governance capabilities that can create some kind of moving equilibrium that additionally encompasses the cultural, religious, and political dimensions of these countries. This does not make them simpler or less complex governance systems than those of other countries. We can see in long-term visions produced by GCC countries starting in 1995, and coming right up to 2016, not only statements about their economic, social, and environmental priorities, not only about the aspirations to values aiming to uplift living standards of their citizens, but also statements about the importance of their cultural and religious frameworks.
