Abstract
As uprisings and protests swept across the Arab world, some regimes collapsed, while others continue to confront sporadic but persistent street protests. The latter face the challenge of daily governance and the need to respond to the popular grievances that drive these protests. Under such conditions, leaders have an opportunity to undertake extensive reforms in response to societal grievances. Jordan's governance of scarce domestic water resources is a case in point. Jordan has experienced periodic but persistent protests; people are dissatisfied with corruption, opaque governance, poor economic conditions, and inadequate public services—including insufficient household water. The Ministry of Water and Irrigation can use this domestic discontent to empower itself to improve its governance of scarce water resources. Poor implementation of existing water laws has contributed to numerous small- and large-scale thefts from the municipal water system, while ineffectively targeted subsidies contribute to the ...
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