Detail Caught in the Middle as Usual; Jordan and its King   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 401 no. 8756 (Oct. 2011), page 57-58. Topik: Political Behavior; Royalty; Leadership; Prime Ministers Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.68 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel In the past half-century prime ministers in Jordan have lasted on average barely a year. On Oct 17, 2011 Marouf al-Bakhit, after eight months in the job, duly got the chop. Bakhit was widely regarded as a poor prime minister. But it is King Abdullah who, in the end, runs the country. After 12 years on the throne, three things have changed, as the Arab awakening has affected Jordan. The king is now a big part of the problem. First, the balance of power and wealth between Jordanians of Palestinian origin, who are more numerous but have had a lot less clout in terms of politics and security, and those from the East Bank, descendants of Jordan's original inhabitants who are the bedrock of the Hashemite dynasty, has become a lot harder for the king to hold. Second, complaints against corruption have become much louder. Third, though the most frustrated and embittered of the king's subjects still refer to him dutifully in conversation as "his majesty", a long-held taboo against criticising him directly and personally has been broken. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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