Labor and the State in Egypt: Workers, Unions, and Economic Restructuring

by Marsha Pripstein Posusney

Overview

Surveys the relationships of workers and trade unions to the state in Egypt, bringing to light the often overlooked effect of workers' collective actions in shaping public policy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231106931
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	10/01/1997
Series:	Communication
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.01(h) x 0.76(d)
Lexile:	1600L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Marsha Pripstein Posusney is assistant professor of politics at Bryant College.

What People are Saying About This

L. Carl Brown

Too much modern Arab history has been written as if the Ottoman Empire had virtually no standing in the unfolding events.Anscombe corrects and enriches the record by uncovering and interpreting the significant Ottoman input without, however, slighting the Wahhibi-Saudi and British-Western sources and interpretations. All are deftly balanced in this fine study.

— L. Carl Brown,, editor of Imperial Legacy: The Ottoman Imprint on the Balkans and the Middle East

Diane Singerman

Combining institutional and interpretive analysis, Labor and the State in Egypt explores and restores the role of labor in the political economy of post-Nasserist Egypt, while successfully and cogently tackling the internal variation and complexities of the labor movement. This work falls within the best traditions of comparative political economy, marrying deep empiricism with rich, theoretical and comparative perspectives.

— Diane Singerman, author of Avenues of Participation: Family, Politics, and Networks in Urban Quarters of Cairo

Joel Beinin

A closely researched study that forcefully demonstrates the relevance of urban wage workers and their trade union organizations in Egypt. Enriched with their own testimonies and insights, the first-hand experiences provide a refreshing and compelling realism often lacking in many social science discussions.

Editorial Reviews

A closely researched study that forcefully demonstrates the relevance of urban wage workers and their trade union organizations in Egypt. Enriched with their own testimonies and insights, the first-hand experiences provide a refreshing and compelling realism often lacking in many social science discussions.

Joel Beinin

Combining institutional and interpretive analysis, Labor and the State in Egypt explores and restores the role of labor in the political economy of post-Nasserist Egypt, while successfully and cogently tackling the internal variation and complexities of the labor movement. This work falls within the best traditions of comparative political economy, marrying deep empiricism with rich, theoretical and comparative perspectives.

Diane Singerman

Too much modern Arab history has been written as if the Ottoman Empire had virtually no standing in the unfolding events.Anscombe corrects and enriches the record by uncovering and interpreting the significant Ottoman input without, however, slighting the Wahhibi-Saudi and British-Western sources and interpretations.All are deftly balanced in this fine study.

L. Carl Brown