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Egypt’s Future Lies Somewhere Between Turkey And Pakistan
February 15, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui
If Egypt is lucky, the country’s future may look most like Turkey — a functioning democracy with a strong Islamist party and a booming economy. If things go really badly, Egypt’s future might look more like Pakistan — an impoverished and dysfunctional democracy, torn between fundamentalists, secularists and a powerful military. Egypt has not yet achieved the wealth of Turkey, but it is significantly richer and less rural than Pakistan. Perhaps its future will lie somewhere in between.
If you read the article, you’ll conclude that everything boils down to GDP per head..