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1 online resource |
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World Bank studies |
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World Bank studies.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword by Francisco H.G. Ferreira; Foreword by Ahmed Galal; Foreword by Hartwig Schafer; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Historical Trends of Inequality; Tables; Table ES. 1 Selected Inequality Measures, 1958/59-2008/09; Spatial Inequality; Figures; Figure ES. 1 Egyptian Gini within the Global Distribution of Gini, 2008-09; Facts and Perceptions of Inequality; Figure ES. 2 Distribution of Urban and Rural Gini Coefficients (by Governorate); Figure ES. 3 GDP, HH Income and Expenditure |
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Figure ES. 4 Pro-inequality Opinions by Income Deciles, 2000 and 2008Poverty and Inequality in Egypt's Poorest Villages; Table ES. 2 Cross-Classification of the Determinants of Inequality and Poverty Ordered within Cells According to Contribution to Inequality; Notes; References; Chapter 1 The Measurement of Inequality in the Arab Republic of Egypt: A Historical Survey; Introduction; The Changing Importance of Inequality in the Economic Literature; Measures and Data; Box; Box 1.1 Household Consumption Expenditure Data: Historical Review of Differences; Evolution of Inequality |
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Table 1.1 Gini Coeffcient of Land Holdings and Ownerships, 1950-79Table 1.2 Decile Distribution of Landholdings in Egypt, 1950 and 1961; Table 1.3 Selected Summary Measures, 1958/59-2008/09; Table 1.4 Distribution of Annual Consumption Expenditure; Table 1.5 Summary of Studies on Wages; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2Spatial Inequality; Introduction; Egypt Inequality in the Global Context; Table 2.1 Income and Expenditure Ginis in Arab Countries (on Per Capita Basis); Figure 2.1 Egyptian Gini within Global Distribution of Ginis, 2008-09; Figure 2.2 Gini and GDP Per Capita, 2008-09 |
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Figure 2.3 Egyptian Income Distribution Compared to that of Selected Countries and the WorldUrban-Rural Gap in Egypt in 2005; Table 2.2 Urban-rural Divide in Egypt (All Governorates); Figure 2.4 The Percentage Shares of Urban and Rural Populations in Ten Income Deciles; Table 2.3 Importance of the "Between" (Rural/Urban) Component in Overall Inequality; Figure 2.5 Urban-Rural Income Gap by Governorate; Table 2.4 Urban-Rural Divide in Egypt in Mixed Governorates, 2005; Interpersonal Inequality in Rural and Urban Areas; Figure 2.6 Urban-Rural Income Gap by Population Size of Governorate |
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Figure 2.7 A Summary Look at Urban and Rural Income DistributionsFigure 2.8 Distribution of Urban and Rural Gini Coefficients (by Governorate); Table 2.5 Gini in Urban and Rural Areas (Governorates); Figure 2.9 Absence of Correlation between Urban and Rural Ginis in the Same Governorates; Evolution of Real Incomes and Inequality between 2005 and 2009; Figure 2.10 Gini in Urban and Rural Areas Against Average Incomes (with Dots Reflecting Population Sizes); Table 2.6 Real Per Capita Income, 2000-09; Table 2.7 Real Income Change between 2005 and 2009, by Governorate and Urban/Rural Area |
| Summary |
This book joins four papers prepared in the framework of the Egypt inequality study financed by the World Bank. The first paper prepared by Sherine Al-Shawarby reviews the studies on inequality in Egypt since the 1950s with the double objective of illustrating the importance attributed to inequality through time and of presenting and compare the main published statistics on inequality. To our knowledge, this is the first time that such a comprehensive review is carried. The second paper prepared by Branko Milanovic turns to the global and spatial dimensions of inequality. The objective here is |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Equality -- Egypt
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Poverty -- Egypt
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Economic history.
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Equality.
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Poverty.
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| SUBJECT |
Egypt -- Economic conditions -- 1981-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00001741
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| Subject |
Egypt.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Verme, Paolo
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World Bank.
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| ISBN |
9781464801990 |
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1464801991 |
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