Poverty and Neo-Liberal Bias in the Middle East and North Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3884576 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Bush (0000-0003-2829-551X, University of Leeds, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 673-695 |
| Publication date | 2004-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development and Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-155X • E-ISSN: 1467-7660 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0012-155x.2004.00375.x |
| OpenAlex | W2030488428 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article examines the definition of poverty and the evidential base for the claims that the region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has historically low levels of poverty and relatively good levels of income distribution. It argues that the dominant trend in the literature on poverty in the global south in general, and in MENA in particular, has a neo-classical bias. Amongst other things, that bias fails to understand that poverty does not emerge because of exclusion but because of poor people's 'differential incorporation' into economic and political processes. It also raises the question: if the MENA has indeed had relatively low levels of poverty and good income distribution, does this complicate the issue of autocracy and the western drive to remove political 'backwardness' in the region? In particular, the characterization of autocracy and the west's attempt to promote political liberalization is likely to impact adversely on the social contract that autocratic rulers have enforced regarding the delivery of basic services
Autocracy · Backwardness · Basic needs · Culture of poverty · Democracy · Development economics · Distribution (mathematics) · Economic growth · Economics · Income distribution · Inequality · Middle East · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Human Rights and Development · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Social and Economic Development in India
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,95 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2023 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |