Street-level governing : negotiating the state in urban Turkey /
Elise Massicard.
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- Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures .
- Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART 1. A HYBRID INSTITUTION ANCHORED IN LOCAL SOCIETY -- 1. An Incompletely Formed Institution -- 2. How the Muhtarlık Fuels the Production of Notables -- PART 2. A FAMILIAR INSTITUTION IN THE TIME OF DATABASES -- 3. The Muhtars' Changing Role -- 4. The Residents' Champion -- PART 3. CONTRASTING POLITICAL EFFECTS -- 5. Ambivalent Interface with the Official Order -- 6. Enacting Context- Dependent Roles -- PART 4. LOSS OF AUTONOMY AT THE MICROLOCAL LEVEL -- 7. Working within and Modulating Institutional Constraints -- 8. The Muhtarlık's Waning Autonomy -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The Muhtars Studied -- Notes -- References -- Index
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Local officials and employees--Turkey. Local government--Turkey. Central-local government relations--Turkey. HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire. Central-local government relations Local government Local officials and employees Politics and government