The political economy of wasta : use and abuse of social capital networking / Mohamed A. Ramady, editor.

The term ℓ́ℓwastaℓ́ℓ stems from the Arabic root for ℓ́ℓmiddleℓ́ℓ or ℓ́ℓmedium' and describes the phenomenon of using ℓ́ℓconnectionsℓ́ℓ to find job, government services or other favors to circumvent bureaucracy or bypass the system as a whole. The effects of ℓ́ℓwastaℓ́ℓ may be both positive or n...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors:	Ramady, M. A. (Mohamed A.) (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer, [2016]
Subjects:	Social capital (Sociology) Social networks. Social exchange.