Egypt’s Path to Authoritarian Liberalism: An Analysis of the Egyptian Political Economy

This paper highlights the key phases of its transformation and provides an analysis on how the military regimes in Egypt monopolised power across the Egyptian economy for political gain.

This paper provides a discussion on Egypt’s political economy since the Free Officers Revolution in 1952. It highlights the key phases of its transformation and provides an analysis on how the military regimes in Egypt monopolised power across the Egyptian economy for political gain. The paper postulates that Egypt’s current regime under al-Sisi, similar to his predecessors, implemented economic reforms characterised by what this paper refers to as ‘authoritarian liberalism’.

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Dr. Tankut Öztaş
Dr. Tankut Öztaş
Dr. Tankut Öztaş is a former Researcher at TRT World's Research Centre. He holds a PhD and MA in International Political Economy from King’s College London. Previously, he worked as an Associate Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and Graduate Teaching Associate at King’s College London. His research focuses on politics of global security, geopolitical risks and transnational economic affairs. He specializes in regions of Europe, Middle East and North Africa.

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