The Military Economy: From Army Rations to Private Bank From the Army Canteen to the Presidential Palace: The Secret Theory of Egypt’s Economic Miracle...
From the Army Canteen to the Presidential Palace: The Secret Theory of Egypt’s Economic Miracle English Translation The British international magazine The Economist has published a detailed scientific study of the Egyptian economy from the era of Gamal Abdel Nasser to the era of Sisi, seeking to explain and analyze the spectacular success of Egypt’s military establishment over seventy years in managing the country’s economic wheel and achieving astonishing, sustained growth rates in their private bank accounts. The study attributed this remarkable success to military officers’ extensive experience in skillfully distributing food rations among individuals, running army canteens, professionally controlling the distribution of supplies and appointments, and employing soldiers in internal construction projects and in maintaining military facilities and services either free of charge or for extremely low wages. According to the magazine, these practices generated enormous profits and ...