Leavening Neoliberalization's Uneven Pathways: Bread, Governance and Political Rationalities in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Issue 4 (2nd October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martínez, José Ciro
• Is Part Of: Mediterranean politics. Volume 22:Issue 4(2017)
• Page Start: 464
• Page End: 483
• Publication Date: 2017-10-02
• Subjects: Mediterranean Region -- Politics and government -- 1945- -- Periodicals; 320.91822
• DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2016.1241613
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1362-9395

Abstract

Abstract: Techniques of governance in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan do not follow a single or unifying logic. Despite a more than decade-long shift towards a neoliberal orientation, market-disciplinary policies coincide with important exceptions. This article employs a modified variegated neoliberalization approach to explore one such exception. Specifically, it analyses the recent debate over the country's bread subsidy to elucidate key elements of Jordan's socio-economic transformation. The persistence of this long-standing welfare programme is linked to the uneven pathways of Jordanian neoliberalization and two potent political rationalities imbricated in this process.