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Palestine, Poverty, and Neoliberalism: The Journey with Luigi Achilli Continues

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The Rise of the Neoliberal God in Jordan

Luigi: New liberal turn in Jordan has profound imaginative implications on local understandings of affluence and well-being. Mass produced and mass mediated consumer goods such as television sets, side like dishes and computers have become a main aim of people's aspirations. He says refugees value well being not only on the basis of their income or other neoliberal values, but also in terms of the ethical and political qualities often entailed in being poor.

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