The Dilemma of Authoritarian Local Governance in Egypt

by Hani Awad

The authoritarian upgrading process in Egypt has enabled the regime to have a more effective dominance in local politics and to enhance its political control. However, its strategies failed to overcome the weakness of system mobilisation functions, which reflected the authoritarian dilemma of bridging the macro (the national) and the micro (the local). Drawing on extensive fieldwork, Hani Awad explores the formal and informal decentralisation strategies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399502549
• ISBN13: 9781399502542
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"