The good governance challenge: Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco & Palestine

Accountability, transparency and the fight against corruption have been high on the policy agenda in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly since the publication in 2004 of the influential Arab Human Development Report1, which focused attention on the dire state of governance in the region. Continuing this line of inquiry, Transparency International, as part of a shared endeavour by civil society stakeholders, progressive policy makers and international institutions to promote the reform of governance systems within the region, has conducted evidence-based assessments of the “National Integrity System” in each of four countries - Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine.