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Anti-austerity riots in late developing states: Evidence from the 1977 Egyptian Bread Intifada

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In late developing states, labor markets are often segmented as a result of import substitution and political coalitions centered on the formally employed. Building on insider–outsider and moral economy frameworks from political economy, we theorize that in such contexts labor market insiders develop strong expectations about welfare provision and public transfers that make them more likely to riot against proposed austerity measures. We test our argument with the case of Egypt during the 197...

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10.1177/00223433231168188

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Politics & Int Relations
Oxford college:
Brasenose College
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-5413-2664
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Journal:
Journal of Peace Research More from this journal
Publication date:
2023-07-02
Acceptance date:
2023-03-03
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EISSN:
1460-3578
ISSN:
0022-3433
Language:
English
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1331117
Local pid:
pubs:1331117
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2023-03-03

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