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Contents Acknowledgements Contributors 1 Arab Authoritarianism: Debating the Dynamics and Durability of Nondemocratic Regimes Oliver Schlumberger Part I: State-Society Relations and Opposition 2 Social Pacts and the Persistence of Authoritarianism in the Middle East Steven Heydemann 3 The Management of Opposition: Comparing Formal Contestation and Informal Manipulation in Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco Ellen Lust-Okar 4 Authoritarian Opposition and the Politics of Challenge in Egypt Holger Albrecht 5 Islamist Inclusion and Regime Persistence: The Moroccan Win-Win Situation Eva Wegner Part 2 The Regimes 6 The Ozymandias Syndrome: Questioning the Stability of Middle Eastern Regimes Peter Sluglett 7 Intra-Regime Dynamics, Uncertainty, and the Persistence of Authoritarianism in the Contemporary Arab World Fred H. Lawson 8 The Privatization of Social Services as a Regime Strategy: Islamic Endowments (Awqaf) in Egypt Daniela Pioppi 9 State-Building, Liberalization From Above, and Political Legitimacy in the Sultanate of Oman Marc Valeri Part 3 The Economy and the Polity 10 Linking Economic and Political Reform in the Middle East: The Role of the Bourgeoisie Giacomo Luciani 11 The Political Economy of Regime Maintenance in Egypt: Linking External Resources and Domestic Legitimation Thomas Richter 12 From Political to Economic Actors: The Changing Role of Middle Eastern Armies Philippe Droz-Vincent Part 4 The International Arena 13 International Dimensions of Middle Eastern Authoritarianism: The G8 and External Efforts at Political Reform Mustapha K. Sayyid 14 Democracy Promotion and the Renewal of Authoritarian Rule Eberhard Kienle 15 The Longevity of the House of Saud: Looking Outside the Box Paul Aarts Notes Biblography Index
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