The Social Contract Undermined through Economic Reforms: the End of an Era for the Egyptian Middle Classes
• The socioeconomic benefits enjoyed by the middle classes have historically been one of the Egyptian state’s main pillars of legitimacy and characteristic of a welfare state that has existed since the postcolonial era of the 1950’s. • Since the uprising of 2011 (the so-called “Arab Spring”), the...
সংরক্ষণ করুন:
প্রকাশিত: | MENA-direkt (Band 17) |
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প্রধান লেখক: | , |
বিন্যাস: | প্রবন্ধ |
ভাষা: | ইংরেজি |
প্রকাশিত: |
Philipps-Universität Marburg
2018
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অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন: | পিডিএফ এ সম্পূর্ন পাঠ |
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সংক্ষিপ্ত: | • The socioeconomic benefits enjoyed by the middle classes have historically been one of the Egyptian state’s main pillars of legitimacy and characteristic of a welfare state that has existed since the postcolonial era of the 1950’s.
• Since the uprising of 2011 (the so-called “Arab Spring”), the Egyptian economy has suffered from recession, inflation, and widening budget deficits.
• In August 2016, the government accepted loan and embarked upon a program of substantial economic reforms.
• These reforms have undermined (and continue to undermine) the social contract that has been in place since the 1950’s and leave a significant section of the Egyptian population struggling under tougher economic conditions. |
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দৈহিক বর্ননা: | 10 Seiten |
ডিওআই: | 10.17192/es2018.0011 |