TITLE:
The Impact of Economic Reform on Political Reform: Jordan as a Model
AUTHORS:
Mohammed Bani Salameh, Azzam Ananzeh, Mohammed Daradkah
KEYWORDS:
Economic Reform, Political Reform, Democracy, Jordan
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Industrial and Business Management,
Vol.8 No.6,
June
22,
2018
ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is to identify the
impact of economic reform on political reform in Jordan. This is achieved in
three stages, commencing with developing the methodological framework of the
study. This was followed by creating a theoretical scale of the relationship
between economic and political reform by the use of moderating variables, which
was applied to the Jordanian experience in the third and final stage of the
research. The study results revealed that the economic reform (the independent
variable) had a moderate impact on political reform (dependent variable) during
the study period (1989-2016). The overall value of the six indices of
economic reform was moderate, as was the overall value of the six indices
pertinent to political reform. Based on these findings, it can be concluded
that Jordan’s political regime is partly free, with restricted democracy that
has presently not fully matured, as it suffers from governmental and
parliamentary instability, weak political participation, widespread corruption
and weak governmental efficiency. The results also suggest lack of political
will to achieve the desired reform and absence of an economic vision to lead
the country to a better future.