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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786890803321

Autore

Sulaymān Samīr <1968->

Titolo

The autumn of dictatorship : fiscal crisis and political change in Egypt under Mubarak / / Samer Soliman ; translated by Peter Daniel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

0-8047-7773-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures

Disciplina

336.62

Soggetti

Finance, Public - Egypt

Egypt Politics and government 1981-2011

Egypt Economic policy

Egypt Economic conditions 1981-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Growth of the State Under Mubarak: Follow the Revenue Trail -- 2. Changes in the Distribution of State Expenditures: Security Prevails -- 3. The Impact of the Fiscal Crisis on the Relationship Between Central and Local Government: Decentralization or Fragmentation? -- 4. From the Rentier to the Predatory State: Transformations in the Mechanisms for Generating Public Revenues and Their Political Consequences -- 5. The End of the Rentier/Caretaker State and the Rise of Egyptian Capitalism: A Fiscal Infrastructure for Democracy? -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: The Political Economy of Egypt’s 2011 Uprising -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Egyptian protests in early 2011 took many by surprise. In the days immediately following, commentators wondered openly over the changing situation across the Middle East. But protest is nothing new to Egypt, and labor activism and political activism, most notably the Kifaya (Enough) movement, have increased dramatically over recent years. In hindsight, it is the durability of the Mubarak regime, not its sudden loss of legitimacy that should be more surprising. Though many have



turned to social media for explanation of the events, in this book, Samer Soliman follows the age-old adage-follow