Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: Muslim Democratic Parties
1. A Social Theory of Muslim Democratic Parties
2. Modeling Economic Liberalization in a Comparative Perspective
3. From the Periphery to the Center: Competitive Liberalization in Turkey
4. Stuck in the Periphery: Crony Liberalization in Egypt
5. Pathways from the Periphery: Competitive Liberalization in Morocco
Conclusion
Appendix: List of Interviews
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

A.Kadir Yildirim is a research scholar at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Reviews

"Yildirim's work represents an important advancement in developing the strand of literature that considers how economic conditions affect Islamist movements"—Middle Eastern Studies