Robert Kubinec

Making Democracy Safe for Busines

Corporate Politics During the Arab Uprisings

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Produktbeschreibung

"This book examines the influence of business groups following democratic transitions in Egypt and Tunisia. Employing interviews and quantitative surveys, Kubinec helps the reader understand why crony capitalism endures democratic uprisings and how businesses can become a prop to authoritarian leaders bent on undermining democracy"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: European Community
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781009273527
• ISBN-10: 1009273523
• Artikelnr.: 67515720

Autorenporträt

Robert Kubinec is an assistant professor of political science at New York University Abu Dhabi. He was formerly a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University and a diplomat with the US Consulate in Saudi Arabia. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Brookings Institution, and The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. How firms respond to regime change
2. Case study: The Egyptian military as the gatekeeper
3. Case study: Broad-rent seeking and the collapse of Tunisia's anti- democratic coalition
4. Experiments on businesses and political connections.