{"product_id":"privatizing-welfare-in-the-middle-east-kin-mutual-aid-associations-in-jordan-and-lebanon-middle-east-studies-0253213347","title":"Privatizing Welfare in the Middle East: Kin Mutual Aid Associations in Jordan and Lebanon (Middle East Studies)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0253213347\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Baylouny, Anne Marie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\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 As the state's safety network has been withdrawn, kin-based mutual aid associations-organized around new definitions of kinship and identity and geared to contemporary market and labor needs-have taken its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, Privatizing Welfare in the Middle East provides compelling new insights into democratization, liberalization, and civil society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51706925416736,"sku":"NEW0253213347","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71iiXq-NiXL.jpg?v=1779392945","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/privatizing-welfare-in-the-middle-east-kin-mutual-aid-associations-in-jordan-and-lebanon-middle-east-studies-0253213347","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}