{"product_id":"order-and-disorder-urban-governance-and-the-making-of-middle-eastern-cities-paperback","title":"Order and Disorder: Urban Governance and the Making of Middle Eastern Cities - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuna Khirfan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Middle Eastern cities weather the second decade of the twenty-first century, they face a number of challenges to their economic resilience, competitiveness, and internal stability. In this uniquely tense realm for the urban public, an understanding of the dynamics of decision-making processes, citizen power, and the rule of law is critical to the direction of policy in the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOrder and Disorder, \u003c\/i\u003e Luna Khirfan weaves a cross-national comparison of Amman and Cairo that dissects the many layers and complexities of urban governance. Through case studies on a diverse array of development projects and their associated challenges, the contributors demonstrate how three actors - the state, the market, and civil society - interact with each other within the same urban political space. First, they argue that interplay between the state and civil society reveals the potential of urban majorities and the discords within current participatory planning. She then delves into the neoliberal dynamics between the state and the market, stressing the impact of economic push and pull factors on urban landscapes. The final chapters explain why the market's relationship with civil society oscillates between exclusion and alienation. Throughout the book, Khirfan identifies the role of an authoritarian bargain in governing every one of these interactions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn light of current regional political instability in the Middle East and North Africa, \u003ci\u003eOrder and Disorder\u003c\/i\u003e offers an arena for extrapolating lessons from urban governance to the wider political sphere.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuna Khirfan is associate professor of urban planning at the University of Waterloo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48634790084857,"sku":"9780773549753","price":61.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SF8iTPce_Q9780773549753.webp?v=1783210459","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/order-and-disorder-urban-governance-and-the-making-of-middle-eastern-cities-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}