Liberalization against democracy : the local politics of economic reform in Tunisia / Stephen J. King.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Stephen J. (Stephen Juan), 1961-

Series:

Indiana series in Middle East studies.

Indiana series in Middle East studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Tunisia.

Democracy.

Local government--Tunisia.

Local government.

Structural adjustment (Economic policy)--Tunisia.

Structural adjustment (Economic policy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 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 rual comm

Contents:

Liberalization against democracy

Neo-liberal transformation in Tunisia

Marketization and the retraditionalization of local politics

Neo-traditionalism in Tebourba

Structural adjustment and the small peasantry

The politics of empowering the winners of economic reform.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612072123

9780253109873

0253109876

9781282072121

1282072129

9780253105431

0253105439

OCLC:

56814410