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Free Trade and Democratization: The Ominous Link in the Case of Egypt

Cilt: 74 Sayı: 4 6 Aralık 2019
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Free Trade and Democratization: The Ominous Link in the Case of Egypt

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This article shall examine the frequently studied relationship between free trade and democratization by taking Egypt as the case study. Egypt has gradually removed barriers against free trade over the years but unlike the claims of some studies in the literature, economic development stemming from free trade policies did not transform Egypt into a country with a more pluralist political system. The reason that trade liberalization has not been instrumental in Egypt’s democratization is related with the fact that Egypt’s trade liberalization policies were designed, negotiated and implemented by a small group of politicians who happened to have close ties with the business world and in some cases, they directly hailed from the business world. Naturally, these policies merely reflect narrow crony capitalist interests, at the expense of other social classes, particularly the middle class. Thus, as far as the Egyptian example is concerned, the relationship between free trade and democratization could be labelled as ominous since middle classes are generally regarded as instrumental in the formation a democratic system and trade liberalization or neoliberal economic policies in general have been pursued to the detriment of middle class Egyptians

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  1. Referans 1 Abdel-Khalek, Gouda and Mustapha K. Al Sayyid (2011), “Egypt: Development, Liberalization and the Persistence of Autocracy”, Elbadawi, Ibrahim and Samir Makdisi, (Ed.), Democracy in the Arab World: Explaining the Deficit (Abingdon and New York: Routledge): 256-281.

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

6 Aralık 2019

Gönderilme Tarihi

8 Ocak 2019

Kabul Tarihi

22 Mart 2019

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2019 Cilt: 74 Sayı: 4

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APA
Cevheri, E. (2019). Free Trade and Democratization: The Ominous Link in the Case of Egypt. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi, 74(4), 1329-1351. https://doi.org/10.33630/ausbf.552640
AMA
1.Cevheri E. Free Trade and Democratization: The Ominous Link in the Case of Egypt. SBF Dergisi. 2019;74(4):1329-1351. doi:10.33630/ausbf.552640
Chicago
Cevheri, Ertuğrul. 2019. “Free Trade and Democratization: The Ominous Link in the Case of Egypt”. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi 74 (4): 1329-51. https://doi.org/10.33630/ausbf.552640.
EndNote
Cevheri E (01 Aralık 2019) Free Trade and Democratization: The Ominous Link in the Case of Egypt. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi 74 4 1329–1351.
IEEE
[1]E. Cevheri, “Free Trade and Democratization: The Ominous Link in the Case of Egypt”, SBF Dergisi, c. 74, sy 4, ss. 1329–1351, Ara. 2019, doi: 10.33630/ausbf.552640.
ISNAD
Cevheri, Ertuğrul. “Free Trade and Democratization: The Ominous Link in the Case of Egypt”. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi 74/4 (01 Aralık 2019): 1329-1351. https://doi.org/10.33630/ausbf.552640.
JAMA
1.Cevheri E. Free Trade and Democratization: The Ominous Link in the Case of Egypt. SBF Dergisi. 2019;74:1329–1351.
MLA
Cevheri, Ertuğrul. “Free Trade and Democratization: The Ominous Link in the Case of Egypt”. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi, c. 74, sy 4, Aralık 2019, ss. 1329-51, doi:10.33630/ausbf.552640.
Vancouver
1.Ertuğrul Cevheri. Free Trade and Democratization: The Ominous Link in the Case of Egypt. SBF Dergisi. 01 Aralık 2019;74(4):1329-51. doi:10.33630/ausbf.552640