Privatizing welfare in the Middle East
Subtitle: kin mutual aid associations in Jordan and Lebanon
By: Anne Marie Baylouny
Series: Indiana series in Middle East studies; Indiana series in Middle East studies
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780253354723; 9780253221957
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : organizing for security; title: Welfare, work, and collective action; title: State and militia welfare and their demise; title: Hard times and private-sector welfare options; title: Kin mutual aid; title: Creating kin and new institutions; title: Elites, elections, and civil society; title: Conclusion : insight into identity and institutions.