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Markets of dispossession : NGOs, economic development, and the state in Cairo / Julia Elyachar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Elyachar, Julia, 1961-
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Politics, history, and culture.
- Politics, history, and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban poor--Egypt--Cairo.
- Urban poor.
- Entrepreneurship--Egypt--Cairo.
- Entrepreneurship.
- Social networks--Egypt--Cairo.
- Social networks.
- Business networks--Egypt--Cairo.
- Business networks.
- New business enterprises--Egypt--Cairo.
- New business enterprises.
- Non-governmental organizations--Egypt--Cairo.
- Non-governmental organizations.
- Cairo (Egypt)--Economic conditions.
- Cairo (Egypt).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (297 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A case study of economic development in Cairo that sheds light on issues of agency and empowerment in the age of neoliberal globalization.
- Contents:
- A note on transliteration
- 1. Introduction: The Power of Invisible Hands
- 2. A Home for Markets: Two Neighborhoods in Plan and Practice, 1905-1996
- 3. Mappings of Power: Informal Economy and Hybrid States
- 4. Mastery, Power, and Model Workshop Markets
- 5. Value, the Evil Eye, and Economic Subjectivities
- 6. NGOs, Business, and Social Capital
- 7. Empowering Debt
- Conclusion: The Free Market and the Invisible Spectator
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613022042
- 9781283022040
- 1283022044
- 9780822387138
- 0822387131
- OCLC:
- 220950331
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