Land reforms, nationalization of Suez, expansion of the public sector, industrialization through militarization, external borrowing import-substitution, authoritarianism represent different aspects of Nasser’s strategy. By 1960, the socializing strategy had been almost perfected, the years 1960-65 represent the high-point of socialism in Egypt. The political and military collapse of 1967 not only demonstrated the failure of the leadership but also exposed the insecure foundations of the socialization experiment.
