Press Laws as a survival strategy in Jordan, 1989-99. From: Middle Eastern Studies | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: Lucas, Russell E. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Frank Cass & Company Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Between 1989 and 1999 Jordan passed legislation for four Press and Publications Laws. This flurry of press regulation has been a central part of the Hashemite monarchy's strategy of survival during the 1990s. Major shifts in economic and foreign policy in the 1990s have provoked a great deal of dispute in Jordanian society. In response, the regime has increased and then reduced the degree of press freedom in the Kingdom. Thus, the changes in the press law have become a controversial...

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