A Profile of Poverty for Palestinian Refugees in Jordan: the Case of Zarqa and Sukhneh Camps |
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Authors: | Hejoj Ibrahim |
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Institution: | Independent Researcher, PO Box 13146, Zarqa, Jordan 13163 |
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Abstract: | This is one of few known studies on poverty and poverty relatedissues among Palestinian refugees in Jordan. The camp refugeehouseholds identified in this research represent concrete manifestationsof the ways in which the political and historical legacy translatesinto economic hardship today. Poverty among the refugees inJordan represents a legacy of the refugees inabilityto generate sufficient income in order to provide for themselvesthe minimum basic needs. Therefore, poverty shouldbe understood not only in terms of the social and economic circumstancesof Palestinian camp refugees but also as a particular consequenceof various policies pursued by the state over the past fivedecades, including the Jordanization of public and militarysectors of employment, the provision of public services, andwage determination policy. In this context, the paper examinesthe causes of poverty and considers how various implicitpolicies contribute towards luring and lockinga large number of camp refugees in poverty. |
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Keywords: | Palestinian refugees refugee camps poverty profile |
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