A Poverty Reduction Strategy for Egypt

A Poverty Reduction Strategy for Egypt

A critical objective of Egypt's long-run development plan (through 2022), is the "alleviation of poverty and attenuation of income disparities." Contributing to the refinement of a strategy to meet this objective, is the main goal of...

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Main Authors:	Ministry of Planning of the Arab Repubic of Egypt, World Bank
Format:	Other Poverty Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	DISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROL INFECTIONS EPIDEMIOLOGY GLOBALIZATION LABOR MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES POLICY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS CONDITIONALITY (FINANCE) COUNTRY PERFORMANCE OWNERSHIP ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS POLICY-BASED LOANS CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHILD HEALTH CITIES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT DISASTERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY HEALTH FEMALE EDUCATION FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISCAL POLICIES FLEXIBILITY FOOD SUBSIDIES GIRLS HEALTH HEALTH STATUS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME LEVELS INCOME TRANSFERS INFLATION INSURANCE LEARNING LITERACY LIVING STANDARDS NGO NUTRITION OPPORTUNITY COSTS PARENTING PARENTING SKILLS PARENTS PHYSICAL DISABILITY POOR POVERTY CHARACTERISTICS POVERTY INTERVENTIONS POVERTY LINE POVERTY MONITORING POVERTY PROGRAMS POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE TRANSFERS PROGRAM EVALUATION PUBLIC SAFETY NETS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC WORKS PURCHASING POWER RESOURCE ALLOCATION SAFETY SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SANITARY FACILITIES SCHOOLS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURAL POLICIES TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TERTIARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT WAGES WORKERS WORKPLACE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5181943/egypt-poverty-reduction-strategy-egypt http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15713

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Summary:	A critical objective of Egypt's long-run development plan (through 2022), is the "alleviation of poverty and attenuation of income disparities." Contributing to the refinement of a strategy to meet this objective, is the main goal of this report. The approach outlined in this report uses three distinct lenses to arrive at an appropriately focused set of priorities: Quantitative evidence: strategic priorities are derived as much as possible from empirical evidence on the nature, and dimensions of poverty in Egypt; 2) Link with ongoing programs: the strategy builds on the existing programs, and policies of the Government of Egypt, suggesting modifications where warranted by the lessons of experience from ongoing efforts; and, 3) Direct impact: the strategy tries to identify measures that have a direct impact on the poor, as opposed to those that are aimed at raising the living standards of the general population, or fixing the problems more generally of a given sector (such as education or health). Thus, the poverty reduction strategy articulated in this report is built around the three pillars of growth, education and social safety nets.