{"product_id":"elections-and-distributive-politics-in-mubarak-s-egypt-hardback-9781107000551","title":"Elections and Distributive Politics in Mubarak’s Egypt (Hardback) 9781107000551","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eElections and Distributive Politics in Mubarak’s Egypt\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the meaning of elections in authoritarian Egypt.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLisa Blaydes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107000551, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 November 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e290 pages, 6 b\/w illus.  12 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.3 x 3 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the book is well written, thought provoking and insightful … [it] provides the reader with a framework through which to analyse the 2011\/12 Egyptian parliamentary elections and is a building block for assessing Egypt without Mubrak.' Rebecca Young Greven, Political Studies Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDespite 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Political and economic change since 1952\u003cbr\u003e 3. Elections and elite management\u003cbr\u003e 4. The politics of infrastructure provision\u003cbr\u003e 5. Electoral budget cycles and economic opposition\u003cbr\u003e 6. Vote buying, turnout, and spoiled ballots\u003cbr\u003e 7. Elections and elite corruption\u003cbr\u003e 8. Elections and the Muslim brotherhood\u003cbr\u003e 9. Liberal intellectuals and the demand for democratic change\u003cbr\u003e 10. Foreign pressure and institutional change\u003cbr\u003e 11. Egypt in comparative perspective\u003cbr\u003e 12. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\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]\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":46005338374424,"sku":"9781107000551","price":98.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107000551i_3a4c304d-c1da-4fbb-9cf3-814b19b746c8.jpg?v=1691360792","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/elections-and-distributive-politics-in-mubarak-s-egypt-hardback-9781107000551","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}