1st Edition

Agrarian Change in Egypt An Anatomy of Rural Poverty

By Samir Radwan, Eddy Lee Copyright 1986
182 Pages
by Routledge

181 Pages
by Routledge

181 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1986, Agrarian Change in Egypt based on extensive original research as well as field survey of eighteen villages, analyses and explains the changes in the agricultural sector in Egypt. It shows how various policies and other factors have affected agricultural output and how developments triggered by the ‘open door policy’ such as inflation, migration, and the shift in the... Read more

List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Background and Methodology 3. The Generation and Distribution of Income 4. The Structure of Asset Ownership 5. Poverty, Consumption and Basic Needs 6. Employment and the Labour Market 7. Efficiency and Equity in the 1980s Index

Biography

Samir Radwan and Eddy lee