Institutions and the Politics of Survival in Jordan
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Institutions and the Politics of Survival in Jordan

Domestic Responses to External Challenges, 1988-2001

  1. 201 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Institutions and the Politics of Survival in Jordan

Domestic Responses to External Challenges, 1988-2001

About this book

Explains how the Jordanian monarchy has survived economic crisis and regional political instability.

Weaving together accounts of historical developments, cultural elements, economic factors, and regional and international dynamics, Russell E. Lucas explores how the monarchy in Jordan survived economic crisis and regional political instability during the 1990s. Lucas analyzes the factors behind the successful liberalization and deliberalization of laws regulating political parties, the parliament, and the press that helped preserve the monarchy. These institutional survival strategies co-opted the opposition, kept it divided, and reinforced the unity of the regime's coalition of supporters. The author also compares survival strategies in Jordan with those of Morocco, Kuwait, Iran, and Egypt to explain the surprising durability of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.

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Table of contents

  1. INSTITUTIONS ANDTHE POLITICS OFSURVIVAL IN JORDAN: Domestic Responses to External Challenges, 1988–2001
  2. CONTENTS
  3. TABLES
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  5. NOTE ON TRANSLATION AND TRANSLITERATION
  6. 1. INSTITUTIONS AND THE POLITICS OF SURVIVAL
  7. 2. REGIME-LED STATE BUILDING IN JORDAN: 1921-1988
  8. 3. ECONOMIC CRISIS AND POLITICAL LIBERALIZATION
  9. 4. INSTITUTIONALIZING POLITICAL LIBERALIZATION
  10. 5. MANAGING PEACE AND ITS DISCONTENTS
  11. 6. NORMALIZATION AND STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
  12. 7. PRESS RESTRICTIONS AND THE 1997 ELECTIONS
  13. 8. A NEW KING AND A NEW INTIFADA
  14. 9. INSTITUTIONS AND THE POLITICS OF SURVIVAL: AN APPRAISAL
  15. NOTES
  16. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  17. INDEX