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  • Anti-Corruption in a Discordant World

    Contestation, Abuse, and Innovation

    Edited by David Jackson, Inge Amundsen, David Aled Williams ...
    Series series Routledge Corruption and Anti-Corruption Studies
    As the United Nations Convention against Corruption celebrates 20 years, there could be a sense that anti-corruption discourses, policies, and practices are settling into a stable, consensus-driven phase. This edited volume argues they are not.Bringing together perspectives from around the world, this book captures the turbulent contemporary practice of anti-corruption. It shows it to be an arena ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • State Formation in Palestine

    Viability and Governance during a Social Transformation

    Edited by Inge Amundsen, George Giacaman, Mushtaq Husain Khan ...
    Series series Routledge Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa
    This book examines key questions and challenges the widely prevalent view that the Palestinian Authority collapsed because of its internal governance failures, its lack of commitment to democracy, and corruption. It argues that the analytical framework of 'good governance' is not appropriate for assessing state performance in developing countries, and that it is especially inappropriate in ... Read more

    $97.55 CAD

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  • Egypt after Mubarak

    Liberalism, Islam, and Democracy in the Arab World

    by Bruce K. Rutherford ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics
    Egypt's autocratic regime is being weakened by economic crises, growing political opposition, and the pressures of globalization. Observers now wonder which way Egypt will go when the country's aging president, Husni Mubarak, passes from the scene: will it embrace Western-style liberalism and democracy? Or will it become an Islamic theocracy similar to Iran? Egypt after Mubarak demonstrates that ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • A Political Economy of the Middle East

    by Melani Cammett ...
    A Political Economy of the Middle East is the most comprehensive analysis of developments in the political economy of the region over the past several decades, examining the interaction of economic development processes, state systems and policies, and social actors in the Middle East.The fourth edition, with new authors Melani Cammett and Ishac Diwan, has been thoroughly revised, with two new ... Read more

    $107.99 CAD

  • Microfinance and Its Discontents

    Women in Debt in Bangladesh

    by Lamia Karim ...
    A feminist critique of the much-lauded microcredit process in BangladeshIn 2006 the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh won the Nobel Peace Prize for its innovative microfinancing operations. This path-breaking study of gender, grassroots globalization, and neoliberalism in Bangladesh looks critically at the Grameen Bank and three of the leading NGOs in the country. Amid euphoria over the benefits of ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Humanitarian Economics

    War, Disaster, and the Global Aid Market

    by Gilles Carbonnier ...
    While the booming humanitarian sector faces daunting challenges, humanitarian economics emerges as a new field of study and practice--one that encompasses the economics and political economy of war, disaster, terrorism and humanitarianism. Carbonnier's book is the first to present humanitarian economics to a wide readership, defining its parameters, explaining its utility and convincing us why it ... Read more

    $32.39 CAD

  • Business Networks in Syria

    The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience

    by Bassam S. A. Haddad ...
    Series series Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures
    Collusion between business communities and the state can lead to a measure of security for those in power, but this kind of interaction often limits new development. In Syria, state-business involvement through informal networks has contributed to an erratic economy. With unique access to private businessmen and select state officials during a critical period of transition, this book examines ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • How Capitalism Failed the Arab World

    The Economic Roots and Precarious Future of the Middle East Uprisings

    by Richard Javad Heydarian ...
    Series series Economic Controversies
    Economic liberalization has failed in the Arab world. Instead of ushering in economic dynamism and precipitating democratic reform, it has over the last three decades resulted in greater poverty, rising income inequality and sky-rocketing rates of youth unemployment. In How Capitalism Failed the Arab World, Richard Javad Heydarian shows how years of economic mismanagement, political autocracy and ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • The Autumn of Dictatorship

    Fiscal Crisis and Political Change in Egypt under Mubarak

    by Samer Soliman ...
    Series series Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures
    The Egyptian protests in early 2011 took many by surprise. In the days immediately following, commentators wondered openly over the changing situation across the Middle East. But protest is nothing new to Egypt, and labor activism and political activism, most notably the Kifaya (Enough) movement, have increased dramatically over recent years. In hindsight, it is the durability of the Mubarak ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

  • International Mediation

    by Paul F. Diehl, J. Michael Greig ...
    Series series War and Conflict in the Modern World
    Conflicts in the international system, both among and within states, bring death, destruction, and human misery. Understanding how third parties use mediation to encourage settlements and establish a durable peace among belligerents is vital for managing these conflicts. Among many features, this book empirically examines the history of post-World War II mediation efforts to:Chart the historical ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Egypt after Mubarak

    Liberalism, Islam, and Democracy in the Arab World

    by Bruce K. Rutherford ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics
    Which way will Egypt go now that Husni Mubarak's authoritarian regime has been swept from power? Will it become an Islamic theocracy similar to Iran? Will it embrace Western-style liberalism and democracy? Egypt after Mubarak reveals that Egypt's secularists and Islamists may yet navigate a middle path that results in a uniquely Islamic form of liberalism and, perhaps, democracy. Bruce Rutherford ... Read more

    $29.69 CAD

  • Building a House in Heaven

    Pious Neoliberalism and Islamic Charity in Egypt

    by Mona Atia ...
    Series series A Quadrant Book
    Charity is an economic act. This premise underlies a societal transformation—the merging of religious and capitalist impulses that Mona Atia calls “pious neoliberalism.” Though the phenomenon spans religious lines, Atia makes the connection between Islam and capitalism to examine the surprising relations between charity and the economy, the state, and religion in the transition from Mubarak-era ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD