FREE TRADE AND DEMOCRATIZATION: THE OMINOUS LINK IN THE CASE OF EGYPT *

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dc.contributor.authorCevheri, Ertuğrul
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-06T17:23:23Z
dc.date.available2025-01-06T17:23:23Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentAdana Alparslan Türkeş Bilim ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis article shall examine the frequently studied relationship between free trade and democratizationby taking Egypt as the case study. Egypt has gradually removed barriers against free trade over the years butunlike the claims of some studies in the literature, economic development stemming from free trade policiesdid not transform Egypt into a country with a more pluralist political system. The reason that trade liberalizationhas not been instrumental in Egypt’s democratization is related with the fact that Egypt’s trade liberalizationpolicies were designed, negotiated and implemented by a small group of politicians who happened to have closeties with the business world and in some cases, they directly hailed from the business world. Naturally, thesepolicies merely reflect narrow crony capitalist interests, at the expense of other social classes, particularly themiddle class. Thus, as far as the Egyptian example is concerned, the relationship between free trade anddemocratization could be labelled as ominous since middle classes are generally regarded as instrumental inthe formation a democratic system and trade liberalization or neoliberal economic policies in general have beenpursued to the detriment of middle class Egyptians.
dc.identifier.doi10.33630/ausbf.552640
dc.identifier.endpage1351
dc.identifier.issn0378-2921
dc.identifier.issn1309-1034
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.startpage1329
dc.identifier.trdizinid357231
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.33630/ausbf.552640
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/357231
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14669/760
dc.identifier.volume74
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAnkara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241211
dc.subjectSiyasi Bilimler
dc.subjectSosyoloji
dc.subjectİktisat
dc.titleFREE TRADE AND DEMOCRATIZATION: THE OMINOUS LINK IN THE CASE OF EGYPT *
dc.typeArticle

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