{"product_id":"social-dictatorships-the-political-economy-of-the-welfare-state-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-hardcover","title":"Social Dictatorships: The Political Economy of the Welfare State in the Middle East and North Africa - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFerdinand Eibl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy have social spending levels and social policy trajectories diverged so drastically across labour-abundant Middle Eastern and North African regimes? And how can we explain the marked persistence of spending levels after divergence? Using historical institutionalism and a mix of qualitative\u003cbr\u003eand quantitative methods \u003cem\u003eSocial Dictatorships: The Political Economy of the Welfare State in the Middle East and North Africa\u003c\/em\u003e develops an explanation of social spending in authoritarian regimes. It emphasizes the importance of early elite conflict and attempts to form a durable support coalition\u003cbr\u003eunder the constraints imposed by external threats and scarce resources. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eSocial Dictatorships\u003c\/em\u003e utilizes two in-depth case studies of the political origins of the Tunisian and Egyptian welfare state to provide an empirical overview of how social policies have developed in the region, and to explain the marked differences in social policy trajectories. It follows a\u003cbr\u003emulti-level approach tested comparatively at the cross-country level and process-traced at micro-level by these case studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFerdinand Eibl, \u003cem\u003eLecturer in Political Economy, King's College London, UK\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFerdinand Eibl is a Lecturer in Political Economy at King's College London. He was previously a Postdoctoral Research Officer at the London School of Economics, and his research focuses on the political economy of authoritatian rule in the Middle East and North Africa, in particular in the areas of distributive politics, cronyism, and the political economy of coup-proofing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42104312627335,"sku":"9780198834274","price":196.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4d0b30ff8c6ee4c834d688b6bbd73ab4.webp?v=1732422996","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/social-dictatorships-the-political-economy-of-the-welfare-state-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}