Elections and Distributive Politics in Mubarak''s Egypt

Informationen zum Autor Lisa Blaydes is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Her work has appeared previously in International Organization, the Middle East Journal, World Politics and other journals. The dissertation on which this book is based received the 2009 Gabriel Almond Award for best dissertation in the field of comparative politics from the American Political Science Association. Blaydes received her Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2008. From 2008 to 2010 she was an Academy Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. Klappentext This book examines the meaning of elections in authoritarian Egypt. Zusammenfassung Although it would seem that elections matter little in authoritarian countries! elections are not only common in authoritarian regimes but also very useful for the dictator in efforts to keep power. This book examines the significance of elections in authoritarian Egypt. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Political and economic change since 1952; 3. Elections and elite management; 4. The politics of infrastructure provision; 5. Electoral budget cycles and economic opposition; 6. Vote buying, turnout, and spoiled ballots; 7. Elections and elite corruption; 8. Elections and the Muslim brotherhood; 9. Liberal intellectuals and the demand for democratic change; 10. Foreign pressure and institutional change; 11. Egypt in comparative perspective; 12. Conclusion.

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• Authors: Lisa Blaydes, Lisa (Stanford University Blaydes
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.11.2010
• EAN: 9781107000551
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00055-1
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Egypt, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Elections & referenda, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Elections and referenda / suffrage