Elections and distributive politics in Mubarak's Egypt

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Elections and distributive politics in Mubarak's Egypt

Statement of responsibility

Lisa Blaydes

Creator

• Blaydes, Lisa, 1975-

Subject

• Autoritärer Staat
• Egypt
• Egypt -- Politics and government -- 1981-2011
• Elections
• Elections -- Egypt
• Mubarak, Muhammad H
• Parlament
• Political participation
• Political participation -- Egypt
• Political science
• Autoritärer Staat
• Politische Beteiligung
• Since 1981
• Verteilungspolitik
• Wahl
• Wahl
• Wahl
• Wahl
• Ägypten
• Ägypten
• Politische Beteiligung

Language

eng

Summary

• "This book examines the meaning of elections in authoritarian Egypt"--Provided by publisher
• "Despite its authoritarian political structure, Egypt's government has held competitive, multi-party parliamentary elections for more than 30 years. This book argues that, rather than undermining the durability of the Mubarak regime, competitive parliamentary elections ease important forms of distributional conflict, particularly conflict over access to spoils. In a comprehensive examination of the distributive consequences of authoritarian elections in Egypt, Lisa Blaydes examines the triadic relationship between Egypt's ruling regime, the rent-seeking elite that supports the regime, and the ordinary citizens who participate in these elections. She describes why parliamentary candidates finance campaigns to win seats in a legislature that lacks policymaking power, as well as why citizens engage in the costly act of voting in such a context"--Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

JQ3892

LC item number

.B53 2011

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography