Making democracy safe for business : corporate politics during the Arab uprising / Robert Kubinec.

• Introduction -- How Firms Respond to Regime Change -- Case Study: The Egyptian Military as the Gatekeeper -- Case Study: Broad-rent Seeking and the Collapse of Tunisia's AntiDemocratic Coalition -- Experiments on Businesses and Political Connections -- Crony Capitalism in International Comparison -- Conclusion.

• "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"-- 

Ämnesord

Democratization  -- Middle East -- Case studies. (LCSH)

Capitalism  -- Political aspects -- Middle East. (LCSH)

Political corruption  -- Middle East -- Case studies. (LCSH)

Business and politics  -- Egypt. (LCSH)

Business and politics  -- Tunisia. (LCSH)

Businessmen  -- Political activity -- Egypt. (LCSH)

Businessmen  -- Political activity -- Tunisia. (LCSH)

Egypt  -- Economic policy. (LCSH)

Tunisia  -- Economic policy. (LCSH)

Klassifikation

JQ1758.A91 (LCC)

320.456 (DDC)

Oc.03 (kssb/8 (machine generated))