Power, class, and foreign capital in Egypt : the rise of the new bourgeoisie

Part I : A Historical Sketch Of Socio-sconomic Changes -- 1. The Egyptianization Of The Economy : The Emergence Of A Local Bourgeoisie From The World War Two Period To The Early Nasser Phase (1937-65) -- 2. Dominant State Sector 'socialism' : From The Suez Crisis To The Suez War (1956-67) -- 3. The Aftermath Of The Sinai War : From Liberalization To The 'open Door' Policy (1968-73) -- 4. The Commercial Agents : A Historical Background -- Part 2 : The Contemporary Situation -- 5. Policy Changes -- 6. The Avenues Of Investment For Businessmen And Opportunity For Commercial Agency Activity In The New Economy -- 7. Commercial Agents Within The New Socio-economic Structure -- 8. The Commercial Agents' Socio-economic Characteristics And Internal Class Position. Malak Zaalouk. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [163]-172. Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Notes Part 1: A Historical Sketch of Socio-economic Changes 1 The Egyptianization of the Economy: The Emergence of a Local Bourgeoisie from the World War Two Period to the Early Nasser Phase(1937-56) Notes 2 Dominant State Sector ‘Socialism’: From the Suez Crisis to the Suez War (1956-67) Notes 3 The Aftermath of the Sinai War: From Liberalization to the ‘Open Door’ Policy (1968-73) Notes 4 The Commercial Agents: A Historical Background Notes Part 2: The Contemporary Situation 5 Policy Changes Notes 6 The Avenues of Investment for Businessmen and Opportunity for Commercial Agency Activity in the New Economy Notes 7 Commercial Agents within the New Socio-economic Structure Notes 8 The Commercial Agents’ Socioeconomic Characteristics and Internal Class Position Notes 9 Conclusion Notes Postscript Notes Bibliography Index Presents an analysis of the emergence of commercial aspects as a dominant class fraction within a newly ascending bourgeoisie in contemporary Egypt and of their role in the country's development