Legislature in Transition
"Legislatures are vital to new democracies and to date no democracy has survived without one. Exploring the dynamics and mechanisms that facilitate or weaken the role of the Parliament, Ahmed Abdul Kareem Saif reinforces the importance of placing the Parliament in a context that shows how it reflects its socio-political surroundings." A detailed analysis of the development of the elected legislative body in Yemen, from its establishment after unification in 1990, this work enables researchers...
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For the first time, free, multi-party election established a legislative body for the Arabic Gulf state after the 1990 unification. Saif (Arab and Islamic studies, U. of Exeter) analyzes the development of that body, explores how it has worked since 1990, and evaluates the degree of efficiency and autonomy it has achieved within the country's social structure and the political and legal framework. He points out that the state interferes little with society, which is too fragmented to organize sufficiently to pursue national interests without such a unifying institution as parliament. Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
List of FiguresList of TablesAbbreviationsPreface1A Model of Legislature12Historical Background283The Political System of the Republic of Yemen684Dynamics of the Informal Political Structure1055The Structure of the Parliament1246External Environment of the Parliament1427Internal Characteristics of the Parliament1898The Parliament's Policy Outcomes2269Conclusion242Bibliography250Index266
