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American University in Cairo

Theses/Dissertations

2003

Egypt

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The Laws Governing Non-Governmental Organizations In The Arab Republic Of Egypt, Karim Refaat Jun 2003

The Laws Governing Non-Governmental Organizations In The Arab Republic Of Egypt, Karim Refaat

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Industrialization And Underdevelopment: Towards A Heavy Industrialization Drive In Egypt, Mohamed Ismail Sabry Jun 2003

Industrialization And Underdevelopment: Towards A Heavy Industrialization Drive In Egypt, Mohamed Ismail Sabry

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This thesis tries to answer twomain questions. The first is why a developing country like Egypt needs Heavy Industrialization? And the second is what are the best strategies to achieve such an industrialization drive? These two questions are being tackled through a theoritical analysis using the Structuralist, Neoclassical and Institutional perspectives. A special focus is put on specific heavy industrial sectors of potential or strategic value in Egypt namely: Steel, Aluminum, Petrochemicals and Machinery. Moreover, three different heavy industrialization experiences of three NICs are being analyzed, each of which had a different heavy industrialization strategy. These are namely: South Korea, …


Desire Across Boundaries: Marriage And Sexuality In A Transnational And Global Context, Mustafa Abdalla Jun 2003

Desire Across Boundaries: Marriage And Sexuality In A Transnational And Global Context, Mustafa Abdalla

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Foreign Policy Decision-Making In A Developing State, Mona Abdel-Raouf Ayyad Jun 2003

Foreign Policy Decision-Making In A Developing State, Mona Abdel-Raouf Ayyad

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Church Politics: A Modernist Approach To The Role Of The Coptic Orthodox Church Of The See Of Alexandria In Constructing Group Identity Among Egyptian Copts, Ranya Abdelsayed Jun 2003

Church Politics: A Modernist Approach To The Role Of The Coptic Orthodox Church Of The See Of Alexandria In Constructing Group Identity Among Egyptian Copts, Ranya Abdelsayed

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The Cultural Construction Of Disability: An Ethnographical Approach To Women With Disabilities In Egypt, Amira Mahmoud Said Abd El-Khalek Feb 2003

The Cultural Construction Of Disability: An Ethnographical Approach To Women With Disabilities In Egypt, Amira Mahmoud Said Abd El-Khalek

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Women And Inheritance Laws: The Case Of Egypt, Hedayat Labib Feb 2003

Women And Inheritance Laws: The Case Of Egypt, Hedayat Labib

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This work is a study of the discrepancy between the law and practice of inheritance. Since inheritance problems are confronted by both sexes, examples will involve men and women but with the main focus on the latter. Economic dependence on men results in powerlessness and passivity on the part of women. Men utilize cultural capital in their attempt to justify their unjust disinheritance of their female kin. This is used to mystify and justify to themselves their material possession of the shares of women. Whether they accept this situation or not, women are socialized into perceiving men in a certain …