Autore	Sulaymān Samīr <1968->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , 2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (225 p.)
Disciplina	336.62
Collana	Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures
Soggetto topico	Finance, Public - Egypt
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8047-7773-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
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
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910465821903321

Autore	Alexander Anne <1974->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (404 p.)
Disciplina	962
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-78032-433-2 1-78032-430-8 1-78032-432-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front Cover; About the Authors; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction: From the Republic of Tahrir to the Republic of Fear? Theorising Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Egypt 2011-14; States and capitals in the Middle East:some observations; Political and social revolutions: preliminary notes; Analysing Islamism; Reformism and the workers' movement; Towards 'permanent revolution'?; Chapter 1: From Nasserism to Neoliberalism: A New Amalgam of State and Private Capital; The rise of Nasserism Infitah and the long crisis of the Nasserist state Structural adjustment: the state withdraws from the Nasserist social contract; The reduction of public-sector employment; A new amalgam of state and private capital; Chapter 2: The Changing Structure of the Egyptian Working Class in the Neoliberal ERA; 'Where are the workers?'; Table 2.1 Waged employees and non-waged labour in the total labour force, 1980-2007; Figure 2.1 Total employment by status in employment; Restructuring the Egyptian working class: global trends; Table 2.2 The growing private sector, 1980-2004 Table 2.3 Economic sectors: value added Table 2.4 Non-agricultural paid employment as a proportion of total employment, 1980-2007; Table 2.5 Economically active population relative to total population; Table 2.6 Women as a proportion of the total employed workforce, selected sectors; Table 2.7 Women's weekly wages in the lowest-paying sectors, 2007; Manufacturing: decline, renewal, relocation; Table 2.8 Employment in manufacturing and value added, 1983-2007; Decomposition of the Nasserist model of manufacturing; Spatial restructuring: the growth of the new industrial cities Transport and communications Table 2.9 Increase in goods exports and imports, 1980-2010; Table 2.10 Suez Canal: brief yearly statistics, 2000-2013; Table 2.11 Egypt: number of inbound tourism arrivals and receipts; Table 2.12 State-employed transport and communications workers; The expansion and proletarianisation of the white-collar public sector: the example of education workers; Table 2.13 Economic sectors employing the largest proportion of employees; Figure 2.2 Weekly wages in selected economic sectors, 1999-2007; Figure 2.3 Weekly wages in selected economic sectors, 1985-2007 Precarious workers, informal economy? Conclusion: unevenness and combination; Chapter 3: Strikes, Protests and the Development of a Revolutionary Crisis; The Misr Spinning strike of December 2006: a turning point; A new culture of protest; The transformation of workers' collective action; Table 3.1 Episodes and forms of workers' collective action, 1998-2010; Figure 3.1 Episodes of workers' collective action, 1998-2010; Figure 3.2 Geographical distribution of strikes and workers' protests, February 2007; Rediscovery of the strike; 'These are liberated territories' Mahalla: towards the 2008 uprising
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910463670403321

Autore	Arslan Ismail
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (158 p.)
Disciplina	338.962
Collana	Independent Evaluation Group Studies
Soggetto topico	Economic assistance - Egypt Economic development - Egypt
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-11480-8 9786612114809 0-8213-7959-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; Egypt: Summary of Bank Program Outcome Ratings; Executive Summary; Management Action Record; Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); 1 Introduction and Country Background; Figures; Tables; Boxes; 2 The Bank's Strategy and Assistance Program; 3 Promoting Higher, More Sustainable Growth through Structural Reforms; 4 Improving Water Resources Management, Infrastructure, and Environment; 5 Human Development and Poverty Reduction; 6 Conclusions, Lessons, and Recommendations; Appendixes; Endnotes Bibliography
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455021003321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (262 p.)
Disciplina	338.962
Altri autori (Persone)	El GhonemyMohamad Riad <1924->
Collana	RoutledgeCurzon advances in Middle East and Islamic studies
Soggetto topico	Economic forecasting - Egypt
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-429-23476-7 1-134-41191-X 0-203-71053-3 1-134-41192-8 1-280-07327-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction; The level of development at the turn of the century; Evaluating development, 1980 1997; The standard of living; Evaluating development experience and sectoral performance; Development strategies, 1950 2001: progress and challenges for the twenty-first century; Full employment: the challenge in the twenty-first century; Agriculture: an assessment of past performance and the task ahead Industrial development: progress and challenges in the futurePeople participation and the political system; An evaluation of the political system at the end of the millennium; NGOs and the development challenges of the twenty-first century; Conclusion; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910450987503321

Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (262 p.)
Disciplina	338.962
Altri autori (Persone)	El GhonemyMohamad Riad <1924->
Collana	RoutledgeCurzon advances in Middle East and Islamic studies
Soggetto topico	Economic forecasting - Egypt
ISBN	0-429-23476-7 1-134-41191-X 0-203-71053-3 1-134-41192-8 1-280-07327-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction; The level of development at the turn of the century; Evaluating development, 1980 1997; The standard of living; Evaluating development experience and sectoral performance; Development strategies, 1950 2001: progress and challenges for the twenty-first century; Full employment: the challenge in the twenty-first century; Agriculture: an assessment of past performance and the task ahead Industrial development: progress and challenges in the futurePeople participation and the political system; An evaluation of the political system at the end of the millennium; NGOs and the development challenges of the twenty-first century; Conclusion; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910822370103321