Title: Elections and distributive politics in Mubarak's Egypt /
Authors: Blaydes, Lisa, 1975-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Elections Egypt; Political participation Egypt.; Egypt Politics and government
Abstract: "This book examines the meaning of elections in authoritarian Egypt"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Introduction -- Political and economic change since 1952 -- Elections and elite management -- The politics of infrastructure provision -- Electoral budget cycles and economic oopportunism -- Vote buying, turnout, and spoiled ballots -- Elections and elite corruption -- Elections and the Muslim brotherhood -- Liberal intellectuals and the demand for democratic change -- Foreign pressure and institutional change -- Egypt in comparative perspective -- Conclusion.