Book contents
- Black Markets and Militants
- Black Markets and Militants
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- I The Framework
- II The Institutional Context in an Era of Abundance
- III Globalization and Institutional Change in an Era of Scarcity
- 4 Economic Crisis, Informal Institutions, and the Transformation of Islamist Politics in Egypt
- 5 From Remittance Economy to Rentier State: The Rise and Fall of an Islamist Authoritarian Regime in Sudan
- 6 State Collapse, Informal Networks, and the Dilemma of State Building in Somalia
- 7 The Political Economy of Radicalization: Informal Networks and the Rise of an Urban Militant Islamism in Cairo
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - From Remittance Economy to Rentier State: The Rise and Fall of an Islamist Authoritarian Regime in Sudan
from III - Globalization and Institutional Change in an Era of Scarcity
- Black Markets and Militants
- Black Markets and Militants
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- I The Framework
- II The Institutional Context in an Era of Abundance
- III Globalization and Institutional Change in an Era of Scarcity
- 4 Economic Crisis, Informal Institutions, and the Transformation of Islamist Politics in Egypt
- 5 From Remittance Economy to Rentier State: The Rise and Fall of an Islamist Authoritarian Regime in Sudan
- 6 State Collapse, Informal Networks, and the Dilemma of State Building in Somalia
- 7 The Political Economy of Radicalization: Informal Networks and the Rise of an Urban Militant Islamism in Cairo
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In Sudan, a deep economic crisis in the 1990s initially facilitated the consolidation of an Islamist-commercial elite that forged an alliance with a segment of the military and capture the state. Having gained control of the state, the Islamists marginalized rival groups in civil society, while continuing to recruit more jihadist elements among poorer segments of the population. In addition to their control over the economy, Sudanese Islamists also consolidated their rule by taking over the civil service in a systematic fashion. However, with the steep decline in labor remittances as a result of a regional recession, and the loss of access to revenues from oil resulting from the secession of South Sudan, the Islamist authoritarian regime lost the financial basis that underpinned its patronage networks. This chapter explains how the latter gradually resulted in popular protests and the demise of the Islamist authoritarian regime in Sudan.
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- Black Markets and MilitantsInformal Networks in the Middle East and Africa, pp. 178 - 218Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021