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The Autumn of Dictatorship : Fiscal Crisis and Political Change in Egypt under Mubarak.

Soliman, Samer.

The Autumn of Dictatorship : Fiscal Crisis and Political Change in Egypt under Mubarak. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (225 pages) - Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures Series . - Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures Series .

Intro -- 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.

Examines how and why the Mubarak regime managed to maintain control of Egypt for 30 years despite an ongoing fiscal crisis, and considers the relationship between public finance, politics, and the possibility for social and political change.

9780804777735


Finance, Public -- Egypt.
Egypt -- Politics and government -- 1981-.
Egypt -- Economic policy.
Egypt -- Economic conditions -- 1981-.


Electronic books.

HJ1456

336.62

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