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MUCH HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT JORDAN'S DEMOCRATIC EXPERIMENT SINCE IT WAS LAUNCHED IN 1989, AND IT CANNOT BE DENIED THAT THE PROCESS HAS INCLUDED MANY POSITIVE ASPECTS. RELATIVELY OPEN AND LARGELY FAIR ELECTIONS TO THE LOWER HOUSE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY HAVE ALLOWED A LIMITED DEGREE OF POPULAR PARTICIPATION IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS. PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE REGIME'S POLICY OF INCLUDING DOMESTIC ISLAMISTS WITHIN THE NASCENT POLITICAL FRAMEWORK HAS BEEN REGARDED AS A MODEL FOR OTHER ARAB STATES. DESPITE THESE ACHIEVEMENTS, JORDAN'S LIBERALIZATION PROCESS HAS BEEN CIRCUMSCRIBED DUE TO THE HASHEMITE REGIME'S UNWILLINGNESS TO ALLOW GENUINE POPULAR PARTICIPATION IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. POLICY REMAINS THE REMIT OF THE GOVERNMENT AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, OF THE ROYAL COURT. ALTHOUGH IN THEORY THE LOWER HOUSE RETAINS THE POWER TO CHALLENGE THE EXECUTIVE, IN PRACTICE IT IS A PRO-GOVERNMENT ASSEMBLY OF LARGELY TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES.

Intet resumé

The fifth volume of the SCALE series is an indispensable tool for every architect and planner. It shows the conditions under which certain constructions can be employed and why; what criteria can influence the choice of a system. The book also offers a look at future developments. How will the facade evolve as an interface for information? What do viable concepts for environmentally active, energy-efficient building shells look like?