Businessmen, Clientelism, and Authoritarianism in Egypt (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)

After the ousting of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, much debate surrounded the reasons for the former regime's longevity and its collapse. Here, Safinaz El Tarouty provides an original contribution to the study of authoritarianism in Egypt by focusing on the role of businessmen in authoritarian survival. As the regime intensified neoliberal economic reforms that led to social deprivation and frustration among increasing numbers of Egyptian citizens, they co-opted businessmen in order to defuse challenges and buttress the regime, constructing a new political economy of authoritarianism. Extending the existing literature on clientelism, El Tarouty creates a typology of regime-businessmen relations to describe the multiple mechanisms of co-option in the context of economic liberalization. Ultimately, though, these businessmen proved too narrow a constituency to provide legitimacy to the regime and, in fact, formed one of the reasons for its collapse.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Safinaz El Tarouty
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
Edition:	1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-49337-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political corruption Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Totalitarianism & dictatorship Promotions
LSN:	1-137-49337-2
Barcode:	9781137493378

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