The state and entrepreneurs are two players that have shaped both economic activity and economic history throughout the world since the Industrial Revolution. This book analyzes the history of economic development in Egypt to show the impact of the relationship between state and entrepreneurs on...

1. Introduction and Historical Overview 1. - PART 1 THE STATE AND NEOLIBERALISM 21. - 2. Neoliberal Restructuring and State Interventionism 23. - 3. Interventionist Labour Relations Policy 63. - PART 2 THE MILITARY REGIME AND ORGANIZED LABOUR 1980-3 89. - 4. The Military Coup and Suppression of...