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The Autumn of Dictatorship - Fiscal Crisis and Political Change in Egypt under Mubarak (Paperback)
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The Autumn of Dictatorship - Fiscal Crisis and Political Change in Egypt under Mubarak (Paperback)
Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures
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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 the money.
Over the last thirty years, the Egyptian state has increasingly
given its citizens less money and fewer social benefits while
simultaneously demanding more taxes and resources. This has lead to
a weakened state--deteriorating public services, low levels of law
enforcement, poor opportunities for employment and economic
development--while simultaneously inflated the security machine
that sustains the authoritarian regime. Studying the regime from
the point of view of its deeds rather than its discourse, this book
tackles the relationship between fiscal crisis and political change
in Egypt.
Ultimately, the Egyptian case is not one of the success of a
regime, but the failure of a state. The regime lasted for 30 years
because it was able to sustain and reproduce itself, but left an
increasingly weakened state, unable to facilitate capitalist
development in the country. The resulting financial crisis
profoundly changed the socio-economic landscape of the country, and
now is paving the way for political change and the emergence of new
social forces.
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