Louis J. Cantori is chairman of the Department of Political Science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Iliya Harik is professor of political science and director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University.

• 1. Introduction 2. Development and Center Building in the Middle East 3. Local Leadership in Urban Egypt: Leader, Family and Community Perceptions 4. Continuity and Change in Local Development Policies in Egypt: From Nasser to Sadat 5. Local Patterns of Leadership and the Development of the Aswan High Dam Lake 6. Syria: The Role of Ideology and Party Organization in Local Development 7. New Institutions and Processes in a Traditional Setting: Examples from Al-Karak, Jordan 8. Local-Level Politics and Development in Lebanon: The View from Borj Hammoud 9. Ta Awun Mahwit: A Case Study of a Local Development Association in Highland Yemen 10. National Seeds in Local Soil: Will Development Grow? 11. Development in Rural Turkey: Leadership or Patronage?

Louis J. Cantori is chairman of the Department of Political Science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Iliya Harik is professor of political science and director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University.

• 1. Introduction 2. Development and Center Building in the Middle East 3. Local Leadership in Urban Egypt: Leader, Family and Community Perceptions 4. Continuity and Change in Local Development Policies in Egypt: From Nasser to Sadat 5. Local Patterns of Leadership and the Development of the Aswan High Dam Lake 6. Syria: The Role of Ideology and Party Organization in Local Development 7. New Institutions and Processes in a Traditional Setting: Examples from Al-Karak, Jordan 8. Local-Level Politics and Development in Lebanon: The View from Borj Hammoud 9. Ta Awun Mahwit: A Case Study of a Local Development Association in Highland Yemen 10. National Seeds in Local Soil: Will Development Grow? 11. Development in Rural Turkey: Leadership or Patronage?

Louis J. Cantori is chairman of the Department of Political Science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Iliya Harik is professor of political science and director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University.

• 1. Introduction 2. Development and Center Building in the Middle East 3. Local Leadership in Urban Egypt: Leader, Family and Community Perceptions 4. Continuity and Change in Local Development Policies in Egypt: From Nasser to Sadat 5. Local Patterns of Leadership and the Development of the Aswan High Dam Lake 6. Syria: The Role of Ideology and Party Organization in Local Development 7. New Institutions and Processes in a Traditional Setting: Examples from Al-Karak, Jordan 8. Local-Level Politics and Development in Lebanon: The View from Borj Hammoud 9. Ta Awun Mahwit: A Case Study of a Local Development Association in Highland Yemen 10. National Seeds in Local Soil: Will Development Grow? 11. Development in Rural Turkey: Leadership or Patronage?