عنوان

Institutions and the politics of survival in Jordan :

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0791464458 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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b414850

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Institutions and the politics of survival in Jordan :

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[Book]

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domestic responses to external challenges, 1988-2001 /

First Statement of Responsibility

Russell E. Lucas

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Albany, NY :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

State University of New York Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2005

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xv, 185 p. ;

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24 cm

Series Title

SUNY series in Middle Eastern studies

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-180) and index

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Institutions and the politics of survival -- Regime-led state building in Jordan, 1921-1988 -- Economic crisis and political liberalization -- Institutionalizing political liberalization -- Managing peace and its discontents -- Normalization and structural adjustment -- Press restrictions and the 1997 elections -- A new king and a new intifada -- Institutions and the politics of survival: an appraisal

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"Weaving together accounts of historical developments, cultural elements, economic factors, and regional and international dynamics, Russell E. Lucas explores how the monarchy in Jordan survived economic crisis and regional political instability during the 1990s. Lucas analyzes the factors behind the successful liberalization and deliberalization of laws regulating political parties, the parliament, and the press that helped preserve the monarchy. These institutional survival strategies co-opted the opposition, kept it divided, and reinforced the unity of the regime's coalition of supporters. The author also compares survival strategies in Jordan with those of Morocco, Kuwait, Iran, and Egypt to explain the surprising durability of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East."--BOOK JACKET

Political culture-- Jordan

Structural adjustment (Economic policy)-- Jordan

Jordan, Politics and government, 1952-1999

Jordan, Politics and government, 1999-

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Lucas, Russell E.,1970-

Date of Transaction

20050608102535.0

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