Jordan's Economic Imbalance - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East:
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Supporters of Jordan's opposition parties shout slogans demanding freedom for political prisoners,
political and economic reforms, and access to government corruption cases during a demonstration after Friday prayers in Amman, Oct. 4, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed)
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When the state began to hand over a wide spectrum of its own services and businesses — such as mines, quarries, electricity, telecommunications, transport and mail — to the private sector, it opened the door for this sector to invest in the services the state is still providing, namely education, health and housing. This was followed by radical changes in the rules of labor, relationships with the state, the relationship between communities and companies on the one hand and between the state and companies on the other. These changes, in their entirety, have weakened communities, their ability to raise their voices, their influence on public decisions related to their lives and their political and public participation. Furthermore, the standard of living and revenues have slumped as well."
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