The Egyptian economy in the twenty-first century : the hard road to inclusive prosperity / edited by Khalid Ikram and Heba Nassar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nassar, Heba, editor.

Ikram, Khalid, 1938- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--Economic conditions--1981-.

Egypt.

Egypt--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cairo, Egypt ; New York, New York : The American University in Cairo Press, [2022]

Summary:

"The Egyptian Economy in the Twenty-first Century addresses the question of why Egypt, despite possessing a plethora of assets-such as a fertile agriculture, a strategic geographic location, oil and gas deposits, innumerable tourist sites, a labor force prized by regional countries, and a diaspora that remits large amounts of funds-has seldom performed to its economic potential during the last sixty years. Indeed, economic weakness created political weakness, and often exposed the country to foreign diktats. What should the country do to change this state of affairs? Nineteen internationally recognized authorities on the Egyptian economy discuss the critical challenges that the Egyptian economy is likely to face in the next two to three decades, challenges which must be overcome in order to improve the life of Egypt's citizens and to protect the country from external pressures. Their analyses cover population and employment; development strategies; principal macroeconomic issues; development of a digital economy; fiscal and monetary matters; the external sector; poverty and income distribution; the enterprise structure; higher education; water availability; urbanization; institutional performance; and many others."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Notes on Contributors

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: The Human Factor

1. Prospects for Egypt's Population and Labor Force: 2000 to 2050

2. The Poverty Trap: Why Is It Persisting in Egypt?

3. Urbanization in Egypt

4. Street Children in Egypt: Principal Causes and Economic Cost

5. Is Egypt's Higher Education System Broken?

6. Water Challenges and Recommended Policies

Part 2: Development Strategies

7. The "Trickle-down" Approach: Its Relevance to the Case of Egypt

8. Human Resource Competitiveness and the Digital Economy

9. Egypt's "Missing Middle" and Its Impact on Economic Growth

Part 3: Drivers and Policy Instruments

10. The External Sector: Performance and Issues

11. Egypt's Natural Gas Sector at the Crossroads of COVID-19 and Energy Transition: Opportunities and Challenges

12. Fiscal Policies and Issues

13. Monetary Policy in Egypt: Medium- and Long-term View

Part 4: Institutional Development

14. Institutional Constraints and Opportunities in Egypt.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Ikram, Khalid The Egyptian Economy in the Twenty-first Century

ISBN:

9781649033017

164903301X

9781649033000

1649033001