{"product_id":"contesting-authoritarianism-labor-challenges-to-the-state-in-egypt-paperback-9781316644720","title":"Contesting Authoritarianism; Labor Challenges to the State in Egypt (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316644720","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eContesting Authoritarianism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLabor Challenges to the State in Egypt\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInvestigates the conditions which lead workers to leave state-controlled unions and establish independent organizations under authoritarian rule in Egypt.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDina Bishara (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316644720, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 August 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e204 pages, 1 b\/w illus.  2 maps  1 table\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 1.1 cm, 0.37 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSuccessive authoritarian regimes have maintained tight control over organized labor in Egypt since the 1950s. And yet in 2009, a group of civil servants decided to exit the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF), thereby setting a precedent for other groups and threatening the ETUF's monopoly. Dina Bishara examines this relationship between labour organizations and the state to shed light on how political change occurs within an authoritarian government, and to show how ordinary Egyptians perceive the government's rule. In particular, Bishara highlights the agency of dissident unionists in challenging the state even when trade union leaders remain loyal. She reveals that militant sectors are more vulnerable to greater scrutiny and repression and that financial benefits tied to membership in state-backed unions can provide significant disincentives against the exit option. Moving beyond conventional accounts of top-down control, this book explores when and how institutions designed for political control become contested from below.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrative material\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The prelude to exit: the rupturing of state-labor relations under Mubarak\u003cbr\u003e 2. The weakest link? Civil servants as the pioneers of independent unionism in Egypt\u003cbr\u003e 3. The politics of ignoring: protest dynamics in late Mubarak Egypt\u003cbr\u003e 4. Framing exit: the role of leadership in the formation of the independent Real Estate Tax Authority Union\u003cbr\u003e 5. The politics of recognition and the micro-dynamics of authoritarian rule\u003cbr\u003e 6. The 2011 uprising and beyond: the struggle for a new interest regime in post-Mubarak Egypt\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: authoritarianism and corporatism in Egypt and beyond\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Endnotes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political subversion [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political subversion\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20subversion%20%5BJPWJ%5D%22\"\u003eJPWJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Pressure groups \u0026amp; lobbying [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Pressure groups \u0026amp; lobbying\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Pressure%20groups%20\u0026amp;%20lobbying%20%5BJPWD%5D%22\"\u003eJPWD\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266500088088,"sku":"9781316644720","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316644720i_be37f1e8-cf74-4a8c-b981-dfd192a35123.jpg?v=1696731709","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/contesting-authoritarianism-labor-challenges-to-the-state-in-egypt-paperback-9781316644720","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}