1st Edition

Mubarak's Egypt Fragmentation Of The Political Order

By Robert Springborg Copyright 1989
    320 Pages
    by Routledge

    320 Pages
    by Routledge

    The starting point for the investigation outlined in this text is the relationship between political authority and economic change in Egypt and will be the presidency and the highest level of the political elite. The bulk of the field research on which this book is based was conducted in Egypt in 1986.

    A Note on Transliteration -- Egypt Confronts the New Orthodoxy of Development -- Mubark, the Political Elite, and the Changing Political Economy -- The Bourgeoisie and the State -- The Military -- The System of Political Control -- Secular and Islamicist Opposition -- Economic Assistance and the Limits of Policy Leverage -- Conclusion