Privatizing Welfare in the Middle East: Kin Mutual Aid Associations in Jordan and Lebanon

[...]kin-based mutual aid organizations tend to eschew explicitly political objectives in favor of serving the immediate social and economic needs of group members. Financed by membership dues and contributions of labor and goods, they provide assistance to group members in the form of interest-free...

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Published in:International journal of Middle East studies 2011, Vol.43 (3), p.583-585
Main Author: Blaydes, Lisa
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil war
Contemporary Social Identities
Dues and fees
Employment
Liberalization
Libraries
Loans
Membership
Middle class
Neoliberalism
Politics
Privatization
Public goods
Public sector
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Summary:[...]kin-based mutual aid organizations tend to eschew explicitly political objectives in favor of serving the immediate social and economic needs of group members. Financed by membership dues and contributions of labor and goods, they provide assistance to group members in the form of interest-free loans, emergency medical aid, educational scholarships, and maintenance of shared collective goods such as preschools, libraries, or ambulances. In Jordan before the introduction of neoliberal economic reforms, the state--through a combination of welfare provision, consumer subsidies, and public sector employment--offered security to many Jordanians, particularly the East Bankers who have served as a core base of support for the regime.
ISSN:0020-7438
1471-6380
DOI:10.1017/S0020743811000821