Chapter 1. Introduction, Alexander Dawoody.- Chapter 2. Movers and Shakers of Sustainable Development in MENA, S. Duygu Sever and M. Evren Tok.- Chapter 3. Rentierism and Governing Public Private Partnerships in the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council Monarchies, Tamer Qarmout, Sonia D'Angelo, Rahel M. Schomaker and Hamid Ali.- Chapter 4. The Development of the Arab State and its Economic Consequences, Paul Rivlin.- Chapter 5. International Aid for Good Governance: Evaluating the EU's Neighborhood Policy Impact in the MENA Region, Zoubair Khouaja, and Mohamed Elmustapha Benelhaj.- Chapter 6. The Myth of Development: Understanding the Impact of Internal Conflict on Government Effectiveness in the Middle East and North Africa, Md. Shahriar Islam and Mohammad Mohabbat Khan.- Chapter 7. Oil as a Double-Edged Sword, Alexander Dawoody.- Chapter 8. Towards a Regulatory Governance: The Evolution of the Iranian Regulatory Landscape, Seyed MohamadSadegh Emamian, Mahdi Mirzaei, and Amir Hosein Ghalandari.- Chapter 9. Women's Agency in Times of Oppression and Conflict: A Case Study of the Plight of Iraqi Women, Yasmin Khodary.- Chapter 10. Women's Issues in the Middle East and North Africa: A Case Study, Fawziah Rabiah-Mohammed and Olayinka Ariba.- Chapter 11. Alternative Politics and Citizens' Dissatisfaction with the Implementation of Policy, Niva Golan-Nadir, Nissim Cohen and, Aviad Rubin.- Chapter 12. Shrinking the Space of the Palestinian Civil Society Organizations: Israel's Designation of Six Palestinian NGOs as "Terrorist Groups," Moh'd Awad and Karmel Al Salqan.- Chapter 13. Changing Dynamics of International Immigration and Turkish Experience, Songül Sallan Gül, Hüseyin Gül, Özlem Kahya Nizam and Emine Türkmen Er.- Chapter 14. Foreign Governments' Utilization of NGOs to Influence U.S. Foreign Policy, Fred A. Lazin, Ben Gurion.- Chapter 15. State Capacity and Governance Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa, Hamid E. Ali.- Chapter 16. Social Protection Policies and Inclusive Societies at a Time of Poli-Crises: A Focus on Middle Income Countries in the Middle East, Ghada Barsoum.- Chapter 17. Governance of Egypt's Public and Private Universities: Leadership Challenges Confronting a Critical Development Sector in Transition, Jennifer Bremer.- Chapter 18. An Overview of the Iranian Multi-level Governance Model: Understanding the Role of Supra-Governmental Councils in Achieving Policy Consistency and Stability, Seyed Mohamad Sadegh Emamian.- Chapter 19. Relevant Indicators in the Arab World to Improve Network Readiness Index (NRI), Satya N. Prattipati, Ahmed A. Gomaa, and Satya P. Chattopadhyay.- Chapter 20. Loops, Matrix, and Relations: Introducing a Nexis Model for the Middle East, Alexander Dawoody.- Chapter 21. Assessing Governance in Agriculture: Case Studies of Agricultural Extension and Cooperationin Egypt, Yasmin Khodary.- Chapter 22. Challenges and Opportunities of the Arab Spring for State-building and Inclusive Governance: A Case Study, Moosa Elayah and Somia Abdul Same'e.- Chapter 23. Assessing the Impact of Institutional Governance in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on the Development of Effective Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) Policies: A Preliminary Comparative Case Study, Hiba Khodr.- Chapter 24. Prospects and Challenges of Implementing Health Insurance in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Case Study, Rebin M. Ahmed.- Chapter 25. Health System Governance in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Case Study, Fawziah Rabiah-Mohammed, Abe Oudshoorn, and Hossein Khalili.- Chapter 26. Issues of Governance in Ancient Egypt, Laila El Baradei.- Chapter 27. How the Political Climate of a Region Can Foster a Terrorist Group Like ISIS: A Case Study, Joy Samad.- Chapter 28. Pacifism vs. Radicalism: A Case Study of the ShiiteRevolts in Iraq, Alexander R. Dawoody.- Chapter 29. Trade, Politics, and South-South Relations: A Case Study, Penny L. Watson.- Chapter 30. A Case Study in Teaching Regional Conflict: Teaching Israel and Palestine in Iraq, Joy Samad.- Chapter 31. Wars, Invasions, and Regime Change: MENA and Decoding the Neocons' Projects, Alexander Dawoody.
