ISBN 9780253215833 | 0253215838 Textbooks - "Liberalization against Democracy The Local Politics of Economic Reform in Tunisia Indiana Series in Middle East Studies" by King Stephen J King

Authors: King - Stephen J. King
ISBN 10: 0253215838
ISBN 13: 9780253215833
Release: June 18, 2003
Format: Paperback (176 pages)
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"... a very important contribution to contemporary debates on economic and political reform in developing countries. Based on interviews King conducted himself, this is an honest, unvarnished examination and critique of propositions that are treated like gospel." —Lisa AndersonIn Liberalization against Democracy, Stephen J. King argues that, in contrast to prevailing views, pro-market economic reforms in Tunisia did not foster democratization. Instead, state-led economic liberalization facilitated the reorganization of authoritarian rule and contributed to the subversion of democratic tendencies at both the national and local levels. In addition to King’s analysis of neo-liberal economic transformation and regime change at the national level, his book offers a rare local-level analysis of these processes, based on the author’s extensive fieldwork in the rural community of Tebourba. King’s focus on the local level of analysis is particularly valuable. His community study shows firsthand how local elites have manipulated cultural traditionalism in order to sustain market-oriented reforms. This rich account clearly delineates the pathways by which pro-market reforms in Tunisia have fostered corporatism, clientelism, and authoritarianism.

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