The Economics and Politics of Transition to an Open Market Economy Egypt

Egypt is lagging behind other countries in the Mediterranean region in reforming its economy. This book explains why. The authors contend that the Egyptian political system, based to a large extent on discrete patronage and dominated by powerful interest groups was inherently resistant to reform. In...

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Autor principal: Weiss, Dieter (-)
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development Content Provider (content provider), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Content Provider
Otros Autores: Wurzel, Ulrich
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 1998.
Colección:Development Centre Studies,
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705000306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Pre-Reform Conditions
  • Chapter 2. Initiation of Reform
  • Chapter 3. The Missing Dynamics of Reform
  • Chapter 4. Chronology of the Politics of Macroeconomic Reform
  • Chapter 5. Politics and Microeconomics of Reform
  • Chapter 6. The Weakness of Civil Society
  • Chapter 7. International Actors Supporting Reform
  • Chapter 8. The Role of Ideology
  • Chapter 9. Institutions and Rules of Conflict Resolution
  • Chapter 10. Random Influences on the Reform Process
  • Chapter 11. Egypt's Reform Impasse
  • Chapter 12. General Conclusions
  • Annex Tables
  • Bibliography