The Egyptian Social Contract

Examines state-middle class reciprocities in the making, persistence and failure of the Egyptian social contract Foregrounds the social history of state–citizen relationsExplores the intricacies of both the formal and informal layers of Egypt’s social contract, as well as the gaps between the twoInvestigates how the Egyptian social contract interacted with changing global trends in socioeconomic development and governanceEmploys public discourse, legislation and the analysis of institutional cap