E-Book, Englisch, 296 Seiten
Elyachar / Adams / Steinmetz Markets of Dispossession
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-8223-8713-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
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NGOs, Economic Development, and the State in Cairo
E-Book, Englisch, 296 Seiten
Reihe: Politics, History, and Culture
ISBN: 978-0-8223-8713-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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A case study of economic development in Cairo that sheds light on issues of agency and empowerment in the age of neoliberal globalization.
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Acknowledgments ix
A Note on Transliteration xv
1. Introduction: The Power of Invisible Hands 1
2. A Home for Markets: Two Neighborhoods in Plan and Practice, 1905–1996 37
3. Mappings of Power: Informal Economy and Hybrid States 66
4. Mastery, Power, and Model Workshop Markets 96
5. Value, the Evil Eye, and Economic Subjectivities 137
6. NGO's, Business, and Social Capital 167
7. Empowering Debt
191
Conclusion: The Free Market and the Invisible Spectator 213
Notes 221
Bibliography 245
Index 269