Privatizing Welfare in the Middle East - Kin Mutual Aid Associations in Jordan and Lebanon

Informationen zum Autor Anne Marie Baylouny is Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. Klappentext Based on extensive fieldwork and interviews with members, non-members, and policymakers, Privatizing Welfare in the Middle East provides compelling new insights into democratization, liberalization, and civil society. Zusammenfassung Exploring identity-based organizations, welfare, and civil society Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction: Organizing for Security 1. Welfare, Work, and Collective Action 2. State and Militia Welfare and Their Demise 3. Hard Times and Private-Sector Welfare Options 4. Kin Mutual Aid 5. Creating Kin and New Institutions 6. Elites, Elections, and Civil Society Conclusion: Insight into Identity and Institutions Appendix 1. Research Method and Data Appendix 2. Interview Questionnaires Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Anne Marie Baylouny, Baylouny Anne Marie
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.05.2010
• EAN: 9780253221957
• ISBN: 978-0-253-22195-7
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: Indiana Series in Middle East; Indiana Series in Middle East; Middle East Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories