Institutions And The Politics Of Survival In Jordan

Description

"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."--Jacket.

First Sentence

The monarchs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have endured in the face of economic crisis and regional political instability by following the spirit of Caliph Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufiyan's strategy.

Subjects

Series Statement

• S U N Y Series in Middle Eastern Studies

Other Editions

• Institutions And The Politics Of Survival In Jordan: Domestic Responses To External Challenges, 1988-2001HardcoverState University of New York Press2005-06-30
• Institutions And the Politics of Survival in JordanPaperbackState University of New York Press2006-06-01