The Political Economy of Wasta: Use and Abuse of Social Capital Networking

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ramady, Mohamed A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2016.
• Θέματα: Economics.; Management science.; Economics, general.

The term ‘wasta’ stems from the Arabic root for ‘middle’ or ‘medium' and describes the phenomenon of using ‘connections’ to find job, government services or other favors to circumvent bureaucracy or bypass the system as a whole. The effects of ‘wasta’ may be both positive or negative, and is no...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I
• Wasta  as  social capital
• Wasta as a form of Social Capital from an institutionalist perspective
• Wasta social network concept of interpersonal connections  in family and kinship  ties
• Wasta: is it such a bad thing?  An anthropological perspective
• Part II
• Wasta  in different work  environments
• Western and Eastern wasta application
• The Economic Cost of Wasta - An Empirical Approach
• Saudi female work progression: the  use of wasta to overcome cultural barriers
• Part III
• Wasta and  education sector and youth work and career  aspirations
• The impact of wasta on entrepreneurship development
• Part  IV
• Wasta and   business relationships
• The relationship between the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index and the Corruption Perception Index in GCC major economies
• Use of wasta in international development projects
• Wasta; does this represent a viable paradigm for business networking?
• Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Index.