Nonfarm income, inequality, and land in rural Egypt
By: Richard H. Adams, Jr.
Contributors: World Bank. Middle East and North Africa Region. Human Development Group.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2178; Policy research working papers ;; 2178.
Publisher: World Bank, Middle East and North Africa Region, Human Development Sector Group
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 37
Subjects: Poverty -- Egypt.; Income distribution -- Egypt.; Rural poor -- Egypt.; Equality -- Egypt.; Income -- Egypt.
Description: Policymakers interested in reducing poverty and improving income distribution in rural Egypt should focus on nonfarm income, which not only accounts for almost 60 percent of total income for the rural poor but also favorably affects income distribution.  Nonfarm income is an inequality-reducing source of income in a land-scarce setting such as rural Egypt because inadequate land "pushes" poorer households out of agriculture and into the nonfarm sector.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-28).
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