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Since 1952 the Egyptian Government has made a strenuous effort to accelerate the socio-economic development of the country. The problems have been many. Not only was it necessary to raise the standard of living of the whole population, but also to deal with an extremely rapid demographic growth1 in the absence of a corresponding increase in land cultivation.
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See ‘Egyptian Economy During the Fifties’, and ‘Internal Economic Developments During 1963’, in National Bank of Egypt, Economic Bulletin, Vols. XIV–XVII, Cairo, 1961–64.
Charles Issawi, Egypt in Revolution, Oxford University Press, London, 1963.
See ‘Egyptian Economy During the Fifties’ and ‘Internal Economic Developments During 1963’, in National Bank of Egypt, Economic Bulletin, Vols. XIV–XVII, Cairo, 1961–64.
Charles Issawi, Egypt in Revolution, Oxford University Press, London, 1963.
Frederick Harbison and I. A. Ibrahim, Human Resources in Egyptian Enterprise, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1958, pp. 24–25. Also statistical tables in Economic Bulletin, op. cit.
Compiled from: Ali Sabry, Al-Tatbique Al-Ishtraki Fi Misr (Applied Socialism in Egypt) (in Arabic), Al-Dar A1 Quawmieh L’el-Tibaah w’Al-Nashr, Cairo, 1964.
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Ibrahim, I.A. (1966). Socio-Economic Changes in Egypt 1952–1964. In: Ross, A.M. (eds) Industrial Relations and Economic Development. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00306-8_6
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