{"product_id":"privatizing-welfare-in-the-middle-east-kin-mutual-aid-associations-in-jordan-and-lebanon-paperback-softback-9780253221957","title":"Privatizing Welfare in the Middle East; Kin Mutual Aid Associations in Jordan and Lebanon (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253221957","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePrivatizing Welfare in the Middle East\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eKin Mutual Aid Associations in Jordan and Lebanon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnne Marie Baylouny (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253221957\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 May 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages, 9 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.431 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Baylouny's work covers the emerging trend of kin associations and privatisation of welfare as a global phenomenon in her theoretical approach and review of the literature.... The book maintains a flow with topics organised into chapters with a clear purpose which support the main arguments. Given the books accessibility and subject, it is a useful read for policy makers and professionals in the international development industry, as well as scholars and students with similar research areas.May 2012\"—Edward Gaier, \u003ci\u003ePolitical Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Full of novel and important information . . . offer[s] an innovative argument.\"—Marc Lynch, \u003ci\u003eGeorge Washington University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnne Marie Baylouny examines previously undocumented effects of neoliberal economic reforms on middle classes in the Middle East. As the state's safety network has been withdrawn, kin-based mutual aid associations—organized around new definitions of kinship and identity and geared to contemporary market and labor needs—have taken its place. Such organizations provide a measure of social and economic security for their members, and have come to dominate civil society in Jordan and Lebanon. Based on extensive fieldwork and interviews with members, non-members, and policymakers, \u003ci\u003ePrivatizing Welfare in the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e provides compelling new insights into democratization, liberalization, and civil society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Organizing for Security\u003cbr\u003e 1. Welfare, Work, and Collective Action\u003cbr\u003e 2. State and Militia Welfare and Their Demise\u003cbr\u003e 3. Hard Times and Private-Sector Welfare Options\u003cbr\u003e 4. Kin Mutual Aid\u003cbr\u003e 5. Creating Kin and New Institutions\u003cbr\u003e 6. Elites, Elections, and Civil Society\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Insight into Identity and Institutions\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. Research Method and Data\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Interview Questionnaires\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52526018527512,"sku":"9780253221957","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/privatizing-welfare-in-the-middle-east-kin-mutual-aid-associations-in-jordan-and-lebanon-paperback-softback-9780253221957","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}