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The Egyptian Social Contract : A History of State-Middle Class Relations

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ISBN13: 9781399510318
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Examines state-middle class reciprocities in the making, persistence and failure of the Egyptian social contract The Egyptian Social Contract explores the intricacies of the relationship between the state and its citizens, from the establishment of the semi-independent Egyptian nation in 1922 until the 2011 Uprising. The book studies how and why a social contract that had been reformed in the aftermath of World War II became the core of state-citizen relations under President Nasser. It further explores the long and tortuous search for a new social contract in Egypt since the 1970s. Relli Shechter looks at how this social contract channelled socioeconomic development over time, creating an Egyptian middle-class society. Shechter probes a political economy in which class vision and interests in development intertwined with the rise and entrenchment of authoritarianism. The perseverance of this social contract has mostly inhibited socioeconomic and political reforms, or the making of a new social contract, in Egypt. Such reforms would have challenged Egypt's ruling elite, and no less so its middle-class society. Key Features ? Foregrounds the social history of state-citizen relations ? Explores the intricacies of both the formal and informal layers of Egypt's social contract, as well as the gaps between the two ? Investigates how the Egyptian social contract interacted with changing global trends in socioeconomic development and governance ? Employs public discourse, legislation and the analysis of institutional capacity and state allocation in an innovative, interdisciplinary study of the social contract ? Provides a rich context for our understanding of the contemporary search for a new social contract in Egypt and the Middle East Relli Shechter is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Middle East Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.


Author: Relli Shechter
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Publication Date: Aug 15, 2024
Number of Pages: NA pages
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1399510312
ISBN-13: 9781399510318

The Egyptian Social Contract : A History of State-Middle Class Relations

$31.47
 
Examines state-middle class reciprocities in the making, persistence and failure of the Egyptian social contract The Egyptian Social Contract explores the intricacies of the relationship between the state and its citizens, from the establishment of the semi-independent Egyptian nation in 1922 until the 2011 Uprising. The book studies how and why a social contract that had been reformed in the aftermath of World War II became the core of state-citizen relations under President Nasser. It further explores the long and tortuous search for a new social contract in Egypt since the 1970s. Relli Shechter looks at how this social contract channelled socioeconomic development over time, creating an Egyptian middle-class society. Shechter probes a political economy in which class vision and interests in development intertwined with the rise and entrenchment of authoritarianism. The perseverance of this social contract has mostly inhibited socioeconomic and political reforms, or the making of a new social contract, in Egypt. Such reforms would have challenged Egypt's ruling elite, and no less so its middle-class society. Key Features ? Foregrounds the social history of state-citizen relations ? Explores the intricacies of both the formal and informal layers of Egypt's social contract, as well as the gaps between the two ? Investigates how the Egyptian social contract interacted with changing global trends in socioeconomic development and governance ? Employs public discourse, legislation and the analysis of institutional capacity and state allocation in an innovative, interdisciplinary study of the social contract ? Provides a rich context for our understanding of the contemporary search for a new social contract in Egypt and the Middle East Relli Shechter is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Middle East Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.


Author: Relli Shechter
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Publication Date: Aug 15, 2024
Number of Pages: NA pages
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1399510312
ISBN-13: 9781399510318
 

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