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1 June 2008
Published by: Springer
Are migrants able to use the migration experience to their benefit, that is to improve their livelihoods, and is this result nuanced by...
1 June 2006
Published by: Routledge
This article argues that Egypt's implementation of an economic reform and structural adjustment programme since 1991 has not led to a reduction of its hegemony over certain welfare services. Yet its role in the provision of free health and educational services has been drastically curtailed.
1 January 2006
Published by: BRILL
There are no available gender disaggregated data on the percentage of men's versus women's businesses.
1 January 2006
Published by: BRILL
Under the adoption of an open-market economy system, the government has actively sought to promote the private sector as the engine for growth, especially by increasing employment.
1 January 2006
Published by: BRILL
Egypt is one of the largest recipients of foreign aid in the world and the second largest recipient of aid from USAID (United States Agency for International Development) in the world (after Israel) – the largest, in fact, if military aid is excluded.
1 January 2006
Published by: BRILL
Because of a decline in employment opportunities in the public sector and limited opportunities in the private sector, the informal sector has become a refuge for many workers.
1 January 2006
Published by: BRILL
The entry reviews the developments in the status and condition of women working in the industrial sector in Egypt in relation to men, within a rapidly changing economic and political context.
1 January 2006
Published by: BRILL
A unique collaboration of over 1000 scholars from around the world, the Encyclopaedia of Women & Islamic Cultures crosses history, geographic borders and disciplines to create a ground-breaking reference work reflecting the very latest research on gender studies and the Islamic world. No other reference work offers this scale of contributions or depth and breadth of coverage.
6 September 2005
Published by: Middle East Research and Information Project
What will the mass of Egyptians do on election day?