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Determining An Optimum Cropping Pattern For Egypt, Loujaina M. El Sayed

Theses and Dissertations

Agriculture is considered to be the major economic activity in Egypt despite the government policies that favored other sectors since the second half of the 20^th century. However, Egypt currently faces a food security challenge that stems from the increasing demand for food in light of huge population growth and the inability of the agricultural sector to fulfill the abovementioned increasing demand.

This research focuses on the vertical expansion of the agricultural sector through attempting to determine the optimum cropping mix for Egypt in the year 2017. A fuzzy goal programming (FGP) approach for optimal land allocation is utilized. …

The Economic Causes Of The Egyptian Revolution "January 25, 2011", Nivin Abdel Meguid, Sanaa El Banna, Rana Korayem, Hoda Salah Eldin

Papers, Posters, and Presentations

A growing number of recent studies on the Egyptian revolution attribute its beginning to a set of socio-economic and political factors. On the political side, explanations includes a) the persistent rule by terror for thirty years through the emergency law, b) the prohibition on political rights and civil freedoms and lack of free and fair elections, c) police brutality against activists– namely the case of Khaled Said) the wide spread corruption, e) the spread of virtual-opposition through social networking websites and the Arabic satellite, f) the success of the Tunisian revolution as a bloodless and fast change, the sacrifice of …

Egypt's Program For Stabilization And Structural Adjustment: An Assessment, Hans Löfgren

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Introduction (The Economics And Politics Of Structural Adjustment In Egypt), Hans Löfgren

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The Politics Of Adjustment In Africa With Special Reference To Egypt, Trevor Parfitt

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The Rationale For Structural Adjustment: A Layman's Guide, Marcelo M. Giugale

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The Nationalization Of The Imf: The Nature And Evolution Of The Official Discourse On Economic Reform In Egypt (1987-1991), Mourad Magdi Wahba

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