Stabilization and Adjustment in Egypt
Subtitle: Reform or De-Industrialzation
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing; Edward Elgar
Published: October 31, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781840646207
Subjects: Central government policies; Development economics; Political economy; Political Science; Business / Economics / Finance; Politics/International Relations; Economics - Macroeconomics; International Relations - General; Economic policy; Economic stabilization; Egypt; Industrialization; Structural adjustment (Economi; Structural adjustment (Economic policy)
Description: "This book studies the impact of Egypt's Economic Reform and Structural Adjustment Programme (ERSAP), the effects of which have been of great interest to the international community. Organizations such as the World Bank and the IMF uphold the programme as a success story and example for other countries to follow. ERSAP also has its critics, however, who resent its tendency to downsize government and fear possible negative effects on growth and development. The author discusses these concerns along with those regarding the possible negative social effects of ERSAP." "This book will interest and inform practitioners, policymakers and scholars of economics, industrial economics, development economics and development studies."--Jacket.