For nearly three decades, scholars and policymakers have placed   considerable stock in judicial reform as a panacea for the political   and economic turmoil plaguing developing countries.  Courts are   charged with spurring economic development, safeguarding human rights,   and even facilitating transitions to democracy.  How realistic are   these expectations, and in what political contexts can judicial   reforms deliver their expected benefits?    In The Struggle for Constitutional Power, Tamir Moustafa addresses   these issues through an examination of the politics of the Egyptian   Supreme Constitutional Court, the most important experiment in   constitutionalism in the Arab World.    The Egyptian regime established a surprisingly independent   constitutional court to address a series of economic and   administrative pathologies that lie at the heart of authoritarian   political systems.  Although the Court helped the regime to   institutionalize state functions, it simultaneously opened new avenues   through which rights advocates and opposition parties could challenge   the regime.  The Struggle for Constitutional Powerexamines the   dynamics of legal mobilization in this most unlikely political   environment.      Standing at the intersection of political science, economics, and   comparative law, The Struggle for Constitutional Powerchallenges   conventional wisdom and provides new insights into perennial questions   concerning the barriers to institutional development, economic growth,   and democracy in the developing world.

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