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Jordan Since 1989: A Study in Political Economy (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)
Warwick Knowles
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Description for Jordan Since 1989: A Study in Political Economy (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)
Hardcover. Since the intervention of the IMF in 1989, the boundaries between the private and public sectors of the Jordanian economy have become blurred. This, the author argues, has significantly reduced the competitiveness of Jordanian firms, and therefore the standing of the country in worldwide economic terms. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
Jordan Since 1989 is the first major work in political economy to study the impact of the 1989 IMF intervention and the changes that it has wrought upon the Jordanian economy. Knowles argues that the blurring of boundaries between the public and private sector has significantly affected the success of IMF and World Bank policies in Jordan which are predicated upon a clear distinction between these sectors. Furthermore Jordan's move from an economy that is dependent upon outside economic assistance to one that is dependent upon remittances has affected the power of the country's elite which hitherto depended on access ... Read more
Jordan Since 1989 is the first major work in political economy to study the impact of the 1989 IMF intervention and the changes that it has wrought upon the Jordanian economy. Knowles argues that the blurring of boundaries between the public and private sector has significantly affected the success of IMF and World Bank policies in Jordan which are predicated upon a clear distinction between these sectors. Furthermore Jordan's move from an economy that is dependent upon outside economic assistance to one that is dependent upon remittances has affected the power of the country's elite which hitherto depended on access ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Series
Library of Modern Middle East Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850436331
SKU
V9781850436331
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About Warwick Knowles
Warwick Knowles is Lecturer in Political Economy of the Middle East at the Univeristy of Durham's Institute of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.
Reviews for Jordan Since 1989: A Study in Political Economy (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)
"An outstanding contribution to an increasingly sophisticated body of literature on rentierism." Emma Murphy FRSA Senior Lecturer Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. University of Durham. "This book will undoubtedly become a standard reference source on the modern political economy of Jordan." Rodney Wilson Professor of Economics. Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. University of Durham." Middle ... Read more