Egypt in the twenty-first century : challenges for development / edited by M. Riad El-Ghonemy.

Over the past twenty years, Egypt has been a testing ground for extensive IMF instructed economic reform and restructuring. This book examines the existing and potential consequences of these experiments. The book focuses on three main themes: Overpopulation associated with low productivity, unemployment, persistent poverty and weak savings and investment capacity. The post-1950 development strategies and their outcomes The institutional structures that are constraining economic and political progress. Egypt in the Twenty First Century is a much needed investigation into the long-term economic reform and restructuring and examines the challenges ahead for the country. It provides authoritative analyses from a collection of respected academics and a wealth of new data. It will appeal to all those interested in the political economy of contemporary Egypt.

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Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms and abbreviations -- Introduction -- The level of development at the turn of the century -- Evaluating development, 1980 1997 -- The standard of living -- Evaluating development experience and sectoral performance -- Development strategies, 1950 2001: progress and challenges for the twenty-first century -- Full employment: the challenge in the twenty-first century -- Agriculture: an assessment of past performance and the task ahead -- Industrial development: progress and challenges in the future -- People participation and the political system -- An evaluation of the political system at the end of the millennium -- NGOs and the development challenges of the twenty-first century -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index.

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