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Political power Empowerment (Social sciences) Economic growth Growth, Economic Development, Economic Arab Republic of Egypt Croissance économique Pouvoir politique Pouvoir (science politique) Développement socio-économique Expansion économique Sous-développement économique Reprise économique Croissance économique Progrès économique République arabe d'Egypte ÉgypteCiter ce document
Jean Batou, « L'Égypte de Muhammad-'Ali. Pouvoir politique et développement économique, 1805-1848 », Annales, ID : 10.3406/ahess.1991.278955
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Egypt Under Muhummad-'Ali Political Power and Economic Development, 1805-1848. The attempts at industrialization Egypt in the first half the 19th century have been generally underestimated In 1830-1840 however this country of about millions inha bitants was the fifth producer of cotton yarn per capita The required resources had been accumulated by means of strict public monopoly on agriculture and tra de The formulation of an integrated industrialization program should also be stressed transports energy raw materials equipment formation new channels oftrade etc) Furthermore the state aimed to secure the perenniality of its efforts by training new national elite and by allowing the first rise of popular national feeling In view of direct responsibility in the failure of this plan the author wonders if this state-conceived and state-led process might not have succeeded had it not been stopped by foreign intervention