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Social Policy In The Arab World, Jacqueline S. Ismael, Tareq Y. Ismael Apr 1995

Social Policy In The Arab World, Jacqueline S. Ismael, Tareq Y. Ismael

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Social policy may be broadly identified as a category of policies explicitly and specifically designed to deal with the manifold problems of poverty, inequality, and inequity. How a state "deals" with these issues has relied on the perception of social policy as primarily a function of economic variables. An alternative view, however, has seen social policy as primarily a function of ideological variables. While there has been substantial examination of social policy development in advanced industrial states, little is known or systematically studied about social policy determinants in the developing world. Nonetheless, it is starkly evident that patterns of poverty, …

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Democratization In Rural Egypt : A Study Of The Village Local Popular Council, Hanan Hamdy Radwan Apr 1994

Democratization In Rural Egypt : A Study Of The Village Local Popular Council, Hanan Hamdy Radwan

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This paper was originally conceived as a thesis for a Master of Arts Degree in political science, which I received in June 1993. Formulation and completion of this study would not have been possible without constant encouragement and helpful comments provided by my supervisor, Prof. Salwa. Gomaa. I am especially grateful to her for her strong moral support during my times of despair while preparing this work. My gratitude also goes out to Prof. Moustafa K. El-Sayed and Dr. Noha El-Mikkawy, who agreed to be the readers for this thesis, despite their busy schedules. I am deeply indebted to Mr. …

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Impact Of Temporary International Migration On Rural Egypt, Atef Hanna Nada Oct 1991