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Income Distribution And Basic Needs In Urban Egypt, Amr Mohie El Din Oct 1982

Income Distribution And Basic Needs In Urban Egypt, Amr Mohie El Din

Faculty Books

This work attempts to estimate and evaluate income distribution in the urban areas of Egypt. It traces the development of the urban economy and the change of its structure over time. Moreover, it attempts to examine the factors responsible for making that structure different from the rest of the economy. The investigation goes on to look in detail at the factors which influence the pattern of income distribution in urban areas. It is particularly concentrated on the provision of basic needs, especially basic services, i.e. education, health, water, electricity, etc. An attempt has been made to evaluate nearly all previous …


The Culture Of Bulaq As Viewed By Its Children, Iness Maurice Louca Jun 1982

The Culture Of Bulaq As Viewed By Its Children, Iness Maurice Louca

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Social Action Research In Urban Egypt, Suzanne Saleh Sabet Mubarak Jun 1982

Social Action Research In Urban Egypt, Suzanne Saleh Sabet Mubarak

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Widowhood And The Cyclical Development Of El Beit El Kebeir, Azza Hamed Beshir May 1982

Widowhood And The Cyclical Development Of El Beit El Kebeir, Azza Hamed Beshir

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Adaptation To A Unique Environment: El Jebelya Of Saint Catherine, Iman Youssef Bastawisi May 1982

Adaptation To A Unique Environment: El Jebelya Of Saint Catherine, Iman Youssef Bastawisi

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Ghagar Of Sett Guiranha: A Study Of A Gypsy Community In Egypt, Nabil Sobhi Hanna Apr 1982

Ghagar Of Sett Guiranha: A Study Of A Gypsy Community In Egypt, Nabil Sobhi Hanna

Faculty Books

This monograph is the result of a field study of one of the gypsy groups in Egypt known as the "Ghagar of Sett Guiran'ha'i" which lives within the boundaries of the Arab Republic of Egypt, in a rural area, close to main centers. Apart from giving a detailed description of this group, the study attempts to reveal the dynamics of integration of this group with the society around it through the examination of forms of social contact and avoidance; the expioration of similarities and contrasts between the gypsy group and the local community; and the investigation of some aspects of …


Distributing Disposable Income And The Impact Of Eliminating Food Subsidies In Egypt, Karima Korayem Apr 1982

Distributing Disposable Income And The Impact Of Eliminating Food Subsidies In Egypt, Karima Korayem

Faculty Books

While both papers in this issue were written on different occasions, both discuss factors relating to the standard of living of the Egyptian pop­ulation, namely, income and consumption. They, therefore are sufficiently related to comprise a single monograph. The income distribution paper shows that a large proportion of the pop­ulation falls in the relatively low income brackets. The second paper, a subject of intensive public debate at present, shows how important food sub­sidy is in keeping down the cost of living of the low-income urban popula­tion. For example, it has been found that almost one-third of the urban population devote …


Ethnic Markers And Boundaries In The Armenian Community In Cairo, Cynthia Lynn Shartzer Jan 1982

Ethnic Markers And Boundaries In The Armenian Community In Cairo, Cynthia Lynn Shartzer

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Ethnic Groups In Lebanon, Farida Abdel-Hamid Gadou Jan 1982

Ethnic Groups In Lebanon, Farida Abdel-Hamid Gadou

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