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Elections and distributive politics in Mubarak's Egypt /

"Despite its authoritarian political structure, Egypt's government has held competitive, multi-party parliamentary elections for more than 30 years. This book argues that, rather than undermining the durability of the Mubarak regime, competitive parliamentary elections ease important forms...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blaydes, Lisa, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Political and economic change since 1952
  • Elections and elite management
  • The politics of infrastructure provision
  • Electoral budget cycles and economic opportunism
  • Vote buying, turnout, and spoiled ballots
  • Elections and elite corruption
  • Elections and the Muslim brotherhood
  • Liberal intellectuals and the demand for democratic change
  • Foreign pressure and institutional change
  • Egypt in comparative perspective.