Beyond boom and bust: External rents, durable authoritarianism, and institutional adaptation in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Studies in Comparative International Development

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-285

  Peters, Anne Mariel ^a   Moore, Pete W ^b  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; External rents; Foreign aid; Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Institutional adaptation

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; AUTHORITARIANISM; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INTERNATIONAL AID; NEOLIBERALISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 68349106853     PISSN: 00393606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12116-009-9053-0     Document Type: Article

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