In a series of essays by an international group of scholars and policy makers, this book provides the first sustained look at democracy and democratic movements in the Middle East. Moving beyond a concern with the growth of Islamicist movements and nationalist states, the authors probe the historical experiences of the last hundred years and the social conflict over the past decade centering on democratic structures and processes from North Africa to Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. The essays explore from theoretical, descriptive, and political perspectives questions of democracy, freedom, and...
In a series of essays by an international group of scholars and policy makers, this book provides the first sustained look at democracy and democra...
The conventional wisdom that political and economic actors in colonial countries are passive and reactive is undermined by Goldberg's close examination of the decisions and calculations of leading political and economic actors. Goldberg shows how critical decisions affecting Egypt's integration into the world economy were based on clear understandings of what policies were most likely to advance the interests of leading interest groups, with results that continue to bedevil Egypt's political economy today. Drawing on core concepts in political economy, Goldberg focuses on how Egyptian cotton...
The conventional wisdom that political and economic actors in colonial countries are passive and reactive is undermined by Goldberg's close examinatio...
With a focus on the decisions and calculations of leading Egyptian political and economic actors, Goldberg provides innovative and provocative insights on the political economy of development and underdevelopment
With a focus on the decisions and calculations of leading Egyptian political and economic actors, Goldberg provides innovative and provocative insight...
