| A Grand Delusion: Democracy and Economic Reform in Egypt Contributor(s): Kienle, Eberhard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1860644414 ISBN-13: 9781860644412 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2001 Annotation: The recent history and politics of Egypt illuminates the tortuous and often contradictory relationship between liberalization and democracy in Third World countries. Eberhard Kienle argues that the much-vaunted reform and liberalization of Egypt's economy has been partial and selective, far from benefiting everybody. The author looks at how economic reform and liberalization have failed to produce a greater degree of political democracy: notions of elective pluralism, political accountability, clean elections, a genuinely free press, and the containment of police powers, which have turned out to be a great delusion masking restrictions on political participation and civil liberties. This book will shed much light on the dilemma between political and economic reform faced by so many developing countries today. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 320.962 |
| LCCN: 2001275186 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.36" W x 9.48" (1.23 lbs) 280 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The recent history and politics of Egypt illuminates the tortuous and often contradictory relationship between liberalization and democracy in Third World countries. Eberhard Kienle argues that the much-vaunted reform and liberalization of Egypt's economy has been partial and selective, far from benefiting everybody. The author looks at how economic reform and liberalization have failed to produce a greater degree of political democracy: notions of elective pluralism, political accountability, clean elections, a genuinely free press, and the containment of police powers, which have turned out to be a great delusion masking restrictions on political participation and civil liberties. This book will shed much light on the dilemma between political and economic reform faced by so many developing countries today. |