The dynamics of the Egyptian social contract: How the political changes affected the poor

Solava Ibrahim

World Development, 2021, vol. 138, issue C

Abstract: How have the uprisings in 2011 and 2013 affected deprived communities in Egypt? Adopting a social contract approach, this longitudinal study tracks the same individuals in Manshiet Nasser and Menia over a ten-year period (2006–2015) articulating their wellbeing priorities, unfulfilled aspirations, problems and perceptions on the social contract over time. This grounded micro-level study argues that the uprisings; which were meant to end the old social contract that traded off political rights with socio-economic benefits; have in fact post-2013 led to a new bargain that forgoes both sets of rights in exchange for political stability.

Keywords: Egypt; Wellbeing; Aspirations; Political change; Uprisings; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105254

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