A hierarchy of struggles? The 'economic' and the 'political' in Egypt's revolution

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 39, Issue 134, 2012, Pages 614-628

  Abdelrahman, Maha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egypt; neoliberalism; protests

Indexed keywords

NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POPULAR PROTEST;

EGYPT;

HARNESS;

EID: 84870888748     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2012.738419     Document Type: Article

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