Egyptian Economy in the Twenty-first Century

Note on Contributors
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments

Introduction
Khalid Ikram

Part 1: The Human Factor
1. Prospects for Egypt's Population and Labor Force: 2000 to 2050
Ragui Assaad

2. The poverty trap: Why is it Persisting in Egypt?
Osman Mohamed Osman and Heba El Laithy

3. Urbanization in Egypt
David Sims

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

5. Is Egypt's Higher Education System Broken?
John Waterbury

6. Water Challenges and Recommended Policies
Khaled Abu-Zeid

Part 2: Development Strategies
7. The "Trickle-down" Approach: Its Relevance to The Case of Egypt
Gouda Abdel-Khalek

8. Human Resource Competitiveness and the Digital Economy
Heba Nassar and Marwa Biltagy

9. The "Missing Middle" in Egypt's Enterprises and Its Impact on Economic Growth
Izak Atiyas and Ishac Diwan

Part 3: Drivers and Policy Instruments
10. The External Sector: Performance and Issues
Ahmed Ghoneim

11. The Natural Gas Sector: Opportunities and Challenges
Noha H.A. Razek

12. Fiscal Policies and Issues
Fatma El Ashmawy

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

Part 4: Institutional Development
14. Institutional Constraints and Opportunities
Noha El-Mikawy and Mohamed Mohieddin

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