Economic liberalisation, social capital and islamic welfare provision

This book looks at two aspects of Islamic activity in the Middle East and North Africa, the development of social capital and the provision of welfare services, within the context of economic liberalisation programmes to see whether the retrenchment of the state under liberalisation has created a space for Islamic-based activities. INDICE: Islamic Social Welfare and Political Islam in the Arab World - Social Capital, Faith-Based Welfare and Islam - b You Reap What You Plantb : The Historical Evolution of Social Networks in Jordan - Faith-Based Welfare and Jordanb s Muslim Brotherhood Movement - Economic Liberalisation, Poverty and Faith-Based Welfare Provision in Egypt 1991-2006 - Economic Reform, Social Welfare, Civic Society and Islamists in Morocco - Structural Reform and the Political Economy of Poverty Reduction in Tunisia: What Role for Civil Society? - Conclusion and Synthesis: What Can be Learnt from our Four Country Studies?

• ISBN: 978-0-230-20219-1
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 232
• Fecha Publicación: 20/02/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés