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100			_aCommon, Richard
245			_aAdministrative change in the Gulf: modernization in Bahrain and Oman
260			_c2008
300			_ap.177-93.
362			_aJun
520			_aStates in the Middle East tend to be overlooked by researchers in comparative public administration. However, these states offer potentially useful insights into the nature of administrative change as they defy standard assumptions about pressures for reform. The aim of the article is to provide an account of reform by analysing important contextual factors in Bahrain and Oman. Given the large gap in the literature regarding the Gulf States, this article is supplemented by observations and evidence gathered on regular visits to both countries by the researcher. The analysis reveals systems of public administration highly resistant to international reform trends. Many of these factors are situational; including highly centralized political systems, tradition and strong national and administrative cultures. It is concluded that while reform processes are emerging in these countries, they are slow and evolutionary and are more adapted to the domestic rather than the international context. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration
650			_aAdministrative reform
773			_aInternational Review of Administrative Sciences
908			_aN
909			_a79009
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