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Principal Agent Theory Means Fiscal And Budgetary Transparency: Egypt, Laila El Baradei Nov 2020

Principal Agent Theory Means Fiscal And Budgetary Transparency: Egypt, Laila El Baradei

Faculty Journal Articles

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Public, Private And Nonprofit Universities And Everything In Between, Laila El Baradei Sep 2020

Public, Private And Nonprofit Universities And Everything In Between, Laila El Baradei

Faculty Journal Articles

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1% Corona Tax On Public Employees’ Salaries In Egypt: How Fair Is It?, Laila El Baradei Aug 2020

1% Corona Tax On Public Employees’ Salaries In Egypt: How Fair Is It?, Laila El Baradei

Faculty Journal Articles

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Public Administration For The Dead And For The Living, Laila El Baradei Jul 2020

Public Administration For The Dead And For The Living, Laila El Baradei

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“Now Who Wants To Be A Public Servant Post-Corona?”, Laila El Baradei Jun 2020

“Now Who Wants To Be A Public Servant Post-Corona?”, Laila El Baradei

Faculty Journal Articles

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The Zabaleen Of Egypt: Citizenship Of Exception In Cairo's Urban Sphere, Kathryn Vallis May 2020

The Zabaleen Of Egypt: Citizenship Of Exception In Cairo's Urban Sphere, Kathryn Vallis

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the relationships between citizenship, space, and the state, using the Zabaleen community in Cairo as a lens of analysis. The thesis argues that citizenship is both an institution and a practice of exclusion. It explores the social, political, and economic exclusions that the Zabaleen experience due to their position in a state of exception.


Official Development Assistance And Priority Fads, Laila El Baradei Feb 2020

Official Development Assistance And Priority Fads, Laila El Baradei

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Government Export Support Program In Egypt: Challenges And Influencing Factors, Ahmed Kamal Alhelewa Jan 2020

Government Export Support Program In Egypt: Challenges And Influencing Factors, Ahmed Kamal Alhelewa

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to examine the challenges and influencing factors of the Government Export Support Program (ESP) in Egypt. The program was initiated in 2002 with the aim of upgrading the value added of Egyptian exporters and strengthening their international market share. The research identifies twelve challenges categorized into two groups: 1) program design issues (service-based not result-based program, absence of strong monitoring and evaluation systems, a lack of a sustainability strategy, underrepresentation of private sector in the board of directors of the Export Development Fund, restricted support and rigid budget distribution, inappropriate response to different needs …


Partnering For Egyptian Heritage Oral History: Internal And External Collaborations Pursued By The Archives, Stephen Urgola Jan 2020

Partnering For Egyptian Heritage Oral History: Internal And External Collaborations Pursued By The Archives, Stephen Urgola

Faculty Book Chapters

The story of Egypt and its people is a long one, written literally in stone at ancient monuments throughout the country. But perhaps the best way to tell the story of its contemporary period is through its inhabitants’ voices, by means of recorded oral history interviews. Oral history has become a major means of historical documentation for the Archives within the Rare Books and Special Collections Library of the American University in Cairo (AUC), one of the founding members of the AMICAL Consortium of American international liberal arts universities. A variety of collaborations and partnerships have enhanced the Archives’ efforts …


Neoliberalism, Violence And Capital Accumulation, Reem M. El Barbary Jan 2020

Neoliberalism, Violence And Capital Accumulation, Reem M. El Barbary

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation looks into the violent, self-serving legal (neocolonial) order that revolves around wealth accumulation and the defense and sustainability of the status quo. The starting point and core idea that guides my discussion is the “redemptive” ideological framework and commitment to free market economies and profit-making. I thus look into the narratives upon which an alliance between development, progress, human rights and neoliberalism rests, in a manner that limits and restricts involvement and action; and normalizes and legitimizes suffering, ill-doing and irresponsibility through law. I examine the interdisciplinary and multilayered reality of repression that state sponsored, and supported, bodies …