Economic Liberalization and Authoritarianism - A Comparative Political Economy of Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, and Morocco, 1950-2011 (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)

Contrary to other world regions, political regimes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remain largely authoritarian. While the search for explanations is still ongoing, Christian Neugebauer draws attention to a hitherto underresearched factor: economic liberalization. Being part of a global shift from state-led development towards structural adjustment in the economy, these policies also deeply affected the countries of the MENA region. This makes the resilience of authoritarianism in the region all the more puzzling, as a large part of the scientific community expected economic liberalization to undermine authoritarian regimes. Neugebauer strives to solve the puzzle with a comparative case study that covers four countries (Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, and Morocco) and their political regimes, from independence in the 1950s to the Arab Spring in 2011. He shows that two specific policies of economic liberalization might in fact have been relevant for regime stability: consumer-price liberalization and privatization.

General

Imprint:	Springer vs
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Politik und Gesellschaft des Nahen Ostens
Release date:	December 2021
First published:	2022
Authors:	Christian Neugebauer
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	653
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-658-35638-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Totalitarianism & dictatorship Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	3-658-35638-3
Barcode:	9783658356385

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