Markets of Dispossession - Ngos, Economic Development, and the State in Cairo

Informationen zum Autor Julia Elyachar is Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine. Klappentext A case study of economic development in Cairo that sheds light on issues of agency and empowerment in the age of neoliberal globalization. Zusammenfassung A case study of economic development in Cairo that sheds light on issues of agency and empowerment in the age of neoliberal globalization Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments ix A Note on Transliteration xv 1. Introduction: The Power of Invisible Hands 1 2. A Home for Markets: Two Neighborhoods in Plan and Practice, 1905–1996 37 3. Mappings of Power: Informal Economy and Hybrid States 66 4. Mastery, Power, and Model Workshop Markets 96 5. Value, the Evil Eye, and Economic Subjectivities 137 6. NGO's, Business, and Social Capital 167 7. Empowering Debt>Conclusion: The Free Market and the Invisible Spectator 213 Notes 221 Bibliography 245 Index 269

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Elyachar, Julia Elyachar, Julia Elyachar
• Edition: Duke University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 26.10.2005
• EAN: 9780822335832
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-3583-2
• Pages: 296
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Thèmes: Politics, History, and Culture; Politics, History, and Culture
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Economie publique