Politics from above, politics from below
Subtitle: the Middle East in the age of economic reform
By: edited by Eberhard Kienle.
Contributors: Kienle, Eberhard.
Publisher: Saqi
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
Subjects: Economic development -- Political aspects -- Middle East.; Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1945-; Middle East -- Economic conditions -- 1945-; Middle East -- Economic policy.
Description: "Even today, economic liberalization is widely supposed to replace the tyranny of the state with the freedom of the individual and, therefore, the uniformity of politics from above with the liveliness and colour of politics from below." "This book analyses developments in the Middle East, arriving at far less reassuring conclusions: that economic liberalization has failed to entail the continuous growth and widespread welfare gains expected by its proponents; and that by privileging privatization and crony capitalism over competitive but regulated markets and political reform, it has also failed to decentralize and democratize the allocation of resources, be they material or symbolic, to enable individuals to participate meaningfully in the production of social norms."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index.