The Egypt of Nasser and Sadat: The Political Economy of Two Regimes

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Egypt of Nasser and Sadat: The Political Economy of Two Regimes
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Waterbury
SeriesPrinceton Studies on the Near East
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:502
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreDevelopment economics
Political economy
ISBN/Barcode 9780691613499
ClassificationsDewey:338.0962
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

A balance sheet of thirty years of revolutionary experiment, this work is a comprehensive analysis of the failure of the socialist transformation of Egypt during the regimes of Nasser and Sadat. Testing recent theories of the nature of the developing states and their relation both to indigenous class forces and to external pressures from advanced i