Beside its membership (1995) in the World Trade Organization (WTO), Egypt joined Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) such … Egyptian RTAs. Although the RoO can indeed be regarded as a Non-Tariff Barrier (NTB) for Egypt as a common country in Euro …-Med, COMESA and GAFTA, most of the inputs that are used in the Egyptian products originate in Egypt, in the EU or in countries …

tremendous increase in poverty and income inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Much of the literature argues that the …’s economic empowerment: the labour market, education and poverty. Large and complex data sets on peoples’ attitudes and … greater in transition than in OECD countries.On the other hand, once the feminisation of poverty is concerned data on …

we then combine to arrive at estimates of overall poverty from 1970 to 2000. However, data for the last few years of this … that these estimates are worst case estimates of poverty trends after 1995. An alternative, less pessimistic estimate is … to arrive at overall estimates of inequality and poverty; next we discuss the trends in poverty as derived from our data …

There is now a consensus that economic growth is a dominant determinant of poverty. That is, poverty reduction requires … raises mean income and reduces the proportion of the population living below any absolute poverty line. It is generally … believed that growth that is distribution neutral has a greater impact on poverty reduction than growth that generates …

This study investigates regional marital fertility differentials in Egypt and their relationship to the level of … birth rate in Egypt, the long term fertility and mortality levels are discussed. The prospects of a fertility transition in … Egypt are assessed in terms of the current fertility level and pattern, the extent of deliberate fertility regulation, the …