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This book addresses two important matters of current concern to Middle East scholars: firstly, the nature of the Egyptian state and society and the interactive process between them and secondly, how change, which would finally lead to development, can be initiated. The book argues that the Egyptian case represents a weak authoritarian state, which through its coercive and repressive policies towards various societal forces, political parties, professional associations and organisations and individuals, creates a weak society. Individual behaviour in urban and rural communities, sometimes viewe

Am Beispiel von drei Fallstudien über informelle Siedlungen ('ashwa'iyyat) in Kairo diskutiert die Autorin ihre These, dass die fortgesetzte Ausbeutung der armen Stadtbewohner durch einen schwachen autoritären Staat eine schwache Gesellschaft schafft, die durch die Armut ihrer Kultur charakterisiert ist. (DÜI-Hns)