ABSTRACT
In a context of globalization where policies at national levels are highly influenced by international actors, understanding and evaluating the concept and praxis of governance and public administration require us to take into consideration both global and local factors. With the intensification of interdependence worldwide, national governments are actively or passively, voluntarily or coercively, engaged in a complex system of “global governance.” Undeniably, Arab countries are objects of and subject to such a system and are caught between local demands and global pressures. Public administration in such contexts is affected by national and international actors and is subordinated to intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Morocco offers an interesting illustration of this duality in governance and public administration, having literally to juggle tradition and modernity in a monarchical regime. In this chapter, a glocal perspective will be adopted to understand governance and public administration through national reforms shaped by international actors seeking modernization in Morocco.
