Egypt : MERI report / / Middle East Research Institute

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910806282203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
• ISBN: 1-315-69757-2; 1-317-45026-4; 1-317-45025-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
• Collana: Routledge Revivals
• Disciplina: 330.962/055; 962
• Soggetti: Egypt Economic conditions 1952-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published in 1985 by Croom Helm.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Contents; I. Background; 1. Geography; 2. Climate; 3. Population; 4. Resources; 5. Social Structure; 6. Religion; 7. Military; 8. Economic Structure; 9. Infrastructure; 10. Social Services; II. Political Analysis; 1. Summary Conclusions; 1.1 The President; 1.2 The Government; 1.3 Threats to Stability; 1.4 The Opposition; 1.5 The Military; 1.6 The Economy; 1.7 Relations with Israel; 1.8 Relations with the Arabs; 1.9 Relations with the Soviets; 1.10 Relations with the Unites States; 1.11 Regional Security Issues; 2. Political Structure2.1 Political Institutions; 2.2 Leadership; 2.3 The Military; Politicization; The Military Structure; 2.4 Religious Affairs; Structure of Islamic Authority; Shaikh of al-Azhar; The Mufti; The Ministry of Religious Endowments; The Muslim Brotherhood; The Sufi Sects; Resurgent Islam; The Copts; 2.5 Social Structure; Entrepreneurs; Religious Reaction; 2.6 Factors for Stability and Instability; 3. Internal Developments; 3.1 The Nasser Years; 3.2 Transition to Sadat; 3.3 Sadat Takes Control; 3.4 The Crackdown on Dissent; 3.5 Mubarak Comes to Power; 3.6 Experiments in Democracy3.7 Political Parties; The NDP; The Wafd; Strength of the Religious Right; Fragmentation; The Left; 1984 Election Results; 4. Relations with Israel; 4.1 Background; 4.2 Camp David; 4.3 ; Sadat's Motivations for Peace; 4.4 Peace with Israel; 4.5 Future of Normalization; 5. Relations with the Arab World; 5.1 Perceptions of Egyptian Leadership; 5.2 Relations with the Saudis; 5.3 Egypt's Isolation; 5.4 A Low Point in Relations; 5.5 Steps Toward Reintegration; 5.6 Egypt's Diplomatic Role in the Iran-Iraq War; 5.7 Relations with Libya and the Sudan; 6. Relations with the Superpowers6.1 Relations with the United States; 6.2 Relations with the Soviet Union; 6.3 The Danger of Alliance; 7. Relations with Europe and the Third World; 7.1 The West; 7.2 China; 7.3 Third World Relations; 8. Future Prospects; 8.1 Mubarak's Hold on Power; 8.2 Implications of the People's Assembly Elections; 8.3 Looming Problems; 8.4 Egyptian Sovereignty and the United States; 8.5 Islamic Fundamentalism; 8.6 Bureaucracy and Corruption; 8.7 The Danger of Rising Expectations; 8.8 Maintaining the Economic and Political Momentum; 8.9 The Economy; 8.10 The Balancing Act; III. Economic Analysis1. Summary Conclusions; 1.1 Resources; 1.2 Recent Economic Developments; 1.3 Direction of Policy; 1.4 Macroeconomic Developments; 1.5 Sectoral Developments; 1.6 Balance of Payments; 1.7 Financial Sector; 2. Macro-Economic Analysis; 2.1 Pre-Liberalization Economy; 2.2 The Open Door Policy; 2.3 State of the Economy: 1978-1983; 2.4 Effects of Liberalization: 1973-1983; 3. Development Planning and Public Policy; 3.1 Current Development Strategy and Development Issues; 3.2 The 1982-1986 Plan; 3.3 Objectives of the Plan; 3.4 Human Resource Development Policy; 3.5 Industrial Sector
• Sommario/riassunto: First published in 1985, this study, focusing on Egypt, looks at the underlying reasons why certain political, economic and social events have taken place in the country's history. It provides vital analysis of the political and economic issues of the country, and those that have affected it, as well as providing statistical material on all the key data of the political economy.The book was originally published as part of the Middle East Research Institute (MERI) Reports on the Middle East which quickly established themselves as the most authoritative and up-to-date information on the state of