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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822370103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003
• ISBN: 0-429-23476-7; 1-134-41191-X; 0-203-71053-3; 1-134-41192-8; 1-280-07327-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (262 p.)
• Collana: RoutledgeCurzon advances in Middle East and Islamic studies ; ; 2
• Altri autori (Persone): El GhonemyMohamad Riad <1924->
• Disciplina: 338.962
• Soggetti: Economic forecasting - Egypt; Egypt Economic policy; Egypt Economic conditions 1952-1970; Egypt Economic conditions 1970-1981; Egypt Economic conditions 1981-; Egypt Social conditions 1952-1970; Egypt Social conditions 1970-1981; Egypt Social conditions 1981-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-239) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 futurePeople 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 da