Jordan

U04a1: Prospectus

Riyadh Saud

Capella University

OM8022

Dr. Kathleen Hargiss

02/15/2010

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Description

Topic Introduction

As far as politics go, Jordan is very similar to the United States. Like the U.S., the government is divided into three branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.

Problem / Opportunity Statement

With a very inadequate supply of water and oil, Jordan's economy is obviously suffering, and the Persian Gulf crisis in August of 1990 only added fuel to the fire. During the crisis, many refugees flooded the country, which ultimately ended up straining major government resources. Even with the government struggling to provide support for its people, the poverty line in Jordan draws somewhere in the range of 30%, which is not that bad considering the factors mentioned above. The labor force in Jordan is also surprisingly strong with 1.15 million people. The major industries in Jordan are phosphate mining, petroleum mining, cement production, and with such beautiful scenery, who could forget tourism. The inflation rate annually is around 3%, and 1 U.S. dollar is worth somewhere in the neighborhood of 70.9 cents in Jordan.

Purpose Statement

examining patterns of democratic cognition is to evaluate respondents' opinions on the role of political institutions, i.e., the Assembly of Deputies, the government (cabinet), and the laws.

Conceptual / Theoretical Framework

As you can see, Jordanian law enforcement is quite similar to that of the United States except for the fact that here in the United States we gear more towards the area of community orientated policing while in Jordan more extreme measures of preventive policing are used.

Management / Research Questions

Many would say that because of Jordan's low crime rate, the United States should switch back to a more preventive approach, but people have to remember that these are two very different cultures, and by switching back to preventive policing it would only make things worse here in America.

Literature Review / Current Understanding of the Phenomena

Jordan's relationships with other Arab states have to examined from several positions. Firstly it is important to remember the majority Palestinian population of Jordan. Secondly it is also very important to note Jordan's close ties with Britain historically, but more recently, the United States. Thirdly and possibly most importantly is Jordan's dependence on economic foreign aid. Basically what this means is that Jordan's allegiance belongs to the highest bidder. Each relationship will be discussed with these perspectives in mind.

The first to be looked at is the relationship between Jordan and Syria. The contention that is put forth for the relationship between Jordan and Syria is that despite other factors, economics is the cause for either warm or cool relations (Brusch 2005).

...Jordanian-Syrian ties have witnessed the most, and the most serious, fluctuations. The mobilization of 1970, during which Syria sent troops into Jordan to support the Palestinian resistance in its clashes with the Jordanian army came just before Hafiz al-Asad took power. But this was only the first of several turns in relations between the two. Previous work on inter-Arab relations suggests that the shifting alliances between these two countries may be explained by balancing or bandwagoning, by tensions ...