How Neoliberalism Comes to Town
Policy Convergence, (Under)Development, and Jordanian Economics under King Abdullah
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6160744 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin Powers (Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 167-197 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-29 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Law and Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1876-3367 • E-ISSN: 1876-3375 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18763375-01202002 |
| OpenAlex | W3081550612 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article explores the development strategies articulated and implemented in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan during the tenure of King Abdullah ii . It begins by establishing the consistency with which national planners have adopted ideas, recommendations, and ideological scripts initially authored by the international financial institutions ( ifi s). Having documented the endurance of Jordan’s “policy convergence”, it explains this outcome as a dialectical function of foreign interference and local agency. Demonstrating how the lines between the national, international, and transnational blur in constituting the contemporary Jordanian political economy, this case study in actually existing neoliberalism will provide a unique look at the actors, interests, ideas and processes at the heart of the country’s enduring underdevelopment
Agency (philosophy · Convergence (economics · Dialectic · Economic growth · Economics · Ideology · Neoliberalism (international relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Underdevelopment · Law · Public Administration · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |