Acemoglu and Robinson suggest that, in every society, elites and the common people are constantly struggling over power. In England, the people were successful in the Glorious Revolution and have maintained their upper hand ever since. But in Egypt, the elite has won time after time, maintaining its power for centuries. In other words, Egypt is caught in a cycle of underdevelopment because its political system is too elitist. But this seems to be the norm throughout history. Countries only achieve economic growth when the masses break this cycle of elite domination. Protestors might do this in the Arab Spring, but they also might not—the authors will go on to argue that the cycle is much stronger than it seems at first.