Egypt in the Twenty First Century: Challenges for Development

by El-Ghonemy,M. Riad

• ISBN13: 9780415303484
• ISBN10: 0415303486
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-10
• Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon

Summary

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. This book focuses on three major issues: *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 analysis 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.

Table of Contents

List of figures	vii
List of tables	viii
List of contributors	xi
Acknowledgements	xiii
List of acronyms and abbreviations	xv
1 Introduction	1	(16)
M. RIAD EL-GHONEMY
PART I The level of development at the turn of the century	17	(54)
2 Evaluating development, 1980-1997	19	(22)
RICHARD H. ADAMS, JR.
3 The standard of living	41	(30)
M. RIAD EL-GHONEMY
PART II Evaluating development experience and sectoral performance	71	(110)
4 Development strategies, 1950-2001: progress and challenges for the twenty-first century	73	(38)
M. RIAD EL-GHONEMY
5 Full employment: the challenge in the twenty-first century	111	(30)
SAMIR RADWAN
6 Agriculture: an assessment of past performance and the task ahead	141	(19)
SAAD NASSAR AND MAHMOUD MANSOUR
7 Industrial development: progress and challenges in the future	160	(21)
SABRY AGLAN
PART III People participation and the political system	181	(47)
8 An evaluation of the political system at the end of the millennium	183	(16)
ROBERT SPRINGBORG
9 NGOs and the development challenges of the twenty-first century	199	(19)
AZIZA HUSSEIN
10 Conclusion	218	(10)
RAYMOND HINNEBUSCH
Bibliography	228	(13)
Name index	241	(2)
Subject index	243