George Steinmetz: 29 books
Markets of Dispossession
NGOs, Economic Development, and the State in Cairo
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2005
What happens when the market tries to help the poor? In many parts of the world today, neoliberal development programs are offering ordinary people the tools of free enterprise as the means to well-being and empowerment. Schemes to transform the poor into small-scale entrepreneurs promise them the...