Globalization and Nation-State Relations in Egypt
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Mohammad Hossein
Hafezian
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(Islamic Azad University-Karaj Branch)
Keywords: Globalization, Arab World, Egyptian Political Elite, Egyptian Nationalism, Nation-State Relation,
Abstract :
Present study aims at providing an answer to the fundamental question of whether in the past decades globalization process have had any impact on the relation between government and society in Egypt and if the answer to the question is positive then What the effect of the impact were and if the answer is negative, why, in contrast with other countries, globalization process in Egypt could not have any effect on this relation. The hypothesis proposed is that due to the sever resistance of government and political elites in Egypt to any type of democratization and privatization and dominance of market economy, globalization have had a minor effects on the relation between the government and society.
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