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Debating Arab authoritarianism : dynamics and durability in nondemocratic regimes /

"This volume inquires into the working mechanisms, the inner logic, and the durability of authoritarian rule in Arab countries. Written by leading American, European, and Arab experts, the collected essays explore the ongoing political dynamics of the region and show how Arab regimes retain pow...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Schlumberger, Oliver
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Arab authoritarianism : debating the dynamics and durability of nondemocratic regimes / Oliver Schlumberger
  • State-society relations and opposition
  • Social pacts and the persistence of authoritarianism in the Middle East / Steven Heydemann
  • The management of opposition: formal structures of contestation and informal manipulation in Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco / Ellen Lust-Okar
  • Authoritarian opposition and the politics of challenge in Egypt / Holger Albrecht
  • Islamist inclusion and regime persistence : the Moroccan win-win situation / Eva Wegner
  • The regimes
  • The ozymandias syndrome : questioning the stability of Middle Eastern regimes / Peter Sluglett
  • Intraregime dynamics, uncertainty, and the persistence of authoritarianism in the contemporary Arab world / Fred H. Lawson
  • The privatization of social services as a regime strategy : the revival of Islamic endowments (Awqaf) in Egypt / Daniela Pioppi
  • State-building, liberalization from above, and political legitimacy in the Sultanate of Oman / Marc Valeri
  • The economy and the polity
  • Linking economic and political reform in the Middle East: the role of the bourgeoisie / Giacomo Luciani
  • The political economy of regime maintenance in Egypt : linking external resources and domestic legitimation / Thomas Richter
  • From political to economic actors : the changing role of Middle Eastern armies / Philippe Droz-Vincent
  • The international arena
  • International dimensions of Middle Eastern authoritarianism : the G8 and external efforts at political reform / Mustapha K. Sayyid
  • Democracy promotion and the renewal of authoritarian rule / Eberhard Kienle
  • The longevity of the House of Saud : looking outside the box / Paul Aarts.