This study was concerned with two objectives: (a) to examine the process of government development plan formulation, implementation, and evaluation in Saudi Arabia, and (b) to assess the current and future role of the Saudi private sector in development planning. / Eighty-seven government employees were interviewed as well as 12 executives from the private sector. / The major findings indicate that high centralization at all levels of government cause inter- and intraorganizational coordination problems and institutional rivalries. The situation is exacerbated by the lack of an effective mechanism for problem solving. Further, the required use of a standardized planning manual by all agencies imposes rigidity on an already proceduralized system of plan formulation. / Implementation of the government's five-year plans is hampered by administrative incapacity. Moreover, there is no coordination between the plan and the budget, further complicating agency implementation. / Historically, plan evaluation has been given insufficient attention. Measuring plan progress is difficult and agencies are often unwilling to cooperate with the Ministry of Planning (MOP). As the Central Department of Statistics is organizationally attached to the Ministry of Finance and National Economy, its output is tailored to that agency's needs. This output is not always compatible with the MOP's statistical demands. / The study also revealed that private sector input is not sought in the country's development planning process. Despite the government's recognition of the importance of the private sector, few institutional mechanisms have been created to transmit its views regularly and systematically. The study also acknowledged the growth of the Saudi private sector in size and influence as illustrated by recent conventions in which top government officials engaged in open discussions of public/private issues. / The study contributes to a very limited academic literature dealing with the Saudi development planning process from an administrative perspective. It is also the first to treat the Saudi private sector's current and future role in development planning. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 51-12, Section: A, page: 4273. / Major Professor: Frank P. Sherwood. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1990.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_78387 |
| Contributors | Senany, Ahmad Mohammad H., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 448 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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