Egypt : burdens of the past, options for the future / John Waterbury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waterbury, John.

Series:

Northeast Africa series ; v.18 ; nos. 4-8, v. 19, no. 1, v. 20, nos. 1, 3-4, v. 21, nos. 3, 5.

Northeast Africa series ; v.18, nos. 4-8, v. 19, no. 1, v. 20, nos. 1, 3-4, v. 21, nos. 3, 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt.

Physical Description:

290 unnumbered pages in various pagings : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Hanover, N. H. : The American Universities Field Staff, [1977?]

Contents:

pt. 1. The domestic and regional setting.

(1) A note on Egypt 1973.

(2) The crossing.

pt. 2. Population and resources.

(1) Chickens and eggs: Egypts population explosion revisited.

(2) Egyptian elite perceptions of the population problem.

(3) Balance of people, land and water in modern Egypt.

(4) 'Aish: Egypt's growing food crisis.

(5) Cairo: Third World metropolis, pt. 1: Growth, administration, and planning.

(6) Cairo: Third World metropolis, pt. 2: Transportation.

(7) Take the bus, and leave the driving to us.

(8) Cairo: Third World metropolis, pt. 3: Housing and shelter.

pt. 3. Strategies and solutions.

(1) The opening, pt. 1: Egypt's economic new look.

(2) The opening, pt. 2: Luring foreign capital.

(3) The opening, pt. 3: De-Nasserization?

(4) LRPing in the Arab world.

(5) Public vs. private in the Egyptian economy.

(6) Egypt 1976.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

3197282