Arab Republic of Egypt - Reshaping Egypt's Economic Geography : Domestic Integration as a Development Platform, Volume 1

This report investigates Egypt's regional economic growth, explores the causes for geographically unbalanced development, and proposes policy options to make unbalanced growth compatible with inclusive development. In Egypt, despite rapid prog...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Economic Updates and Modeling
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AIR
CAR
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16514619/egypt-arab-republic-reshaping-egypts-economic-geography-domestic-integration-development-platform-vol-1-2-main-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11903
id okr-10986-11903
recordtype oai_dc
repository_type Digital Repository
institution_category Foreign Institution
institution Digital Repositories
building World Bank Open Knowledge Repository
collection World Bank
language English
topic ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY
ACCESS TO SANITATION
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCESSIBILITY INDICES
ADEQUATE NUTRITION
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AIR
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
ALLOCATIONS ACROSS REGIONS
ANTENATAL CARE
BABIES
BASIC EDUCATION
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAR
CARIBBEAN REGION
CARS
CITIZENS
CLEAN WATER
CONGESTION
CONGESTION COST
CONGESTION COSTS
CONSUMPTION BASKET
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
COST OF TRANSPORT
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
CREDIT MARKETS
DEMAND FOR ROAD TRAVEL
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
DRIVING
EARLY CHILDHOOD
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EFFECT OF CONGESTION
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
EXTERNALITIES
EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD PRODUCTION
GASOLINE
GASOLINE PRICE
GASOLINE TAXES
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HIGH TRANSPORT
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSING
HOUSING ALTERNATIVES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLEGAL PARKING
ILLITERACY
ILLITERACY RATE
IMMUNIZATION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INEQUALITY
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INSPECTION
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
LAGGING REGIONS
LAND ASSETS
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND RECLAMATION
LAND SCARCITY
LAND TITLING
LAND USE
LANDHOLDINGS
LARGE CITIES
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
LOCAL ROADS
MARITAL STATUS
MASS TRANSIT
METROPOLITAN REGION
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MIGRATION FLOWS
MILEAGE
MOBILITY
MODAL SHIFT
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NATAL CARE
NATIONAL LEVEL
NUMBER OF ADULTS
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NUTRITION
ODOMETER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS
PATRONAGE
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POLLUTION
POOR FAMILIES
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POOR PERSON
POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION DENSITIES
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION SIZE
POSTNATAL CARE
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRENATAL CARE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PROGRESS
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY OF LIFE
QUALITY OF SERVICES
RATE OF GROWTH
RATES OF GROWTH
REGIONAL ALLOCATION
REGIONAL COMPARISON
REGIONAL CONTEXT
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
REGIONAL DIMENSION
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
REGIONAL DISPARITY
REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH
REGIONAL FACTORS
REGIONAL GAPS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL LOCATION
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
REMOTE LOCATIONS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
RING ROAD
RISING CONSUMPTION
ROAD
ROAD CONGESTION
ROAD DESIGN
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD QUALITY
ROADS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL FAMILIES
RURAL GAP
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL WELFARE
SANITATION
SCHOOL AGE
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SERVICE PROVISION
SMALL FARMER
SMALL FARMERS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SPATIAL STRATEGIES
SPILLOVER
SUBSISTENCE
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TAX
TEACHER RATIO
TOLLS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC CONGESTION
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
TRAVEL TIME
TRAVEL TIMES
TRIPS
TRUE
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
UPPER INCOME GROUPS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN COMMUNITIES
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBAN MIGRATION
URBAN WOMEN
URBANIZATION
VACCINES
VEHICLE
VICIOUS CYCLE
WEALTH
WELFARE INDICATOR
WELFARE MEASURES
WORKER PRODUCTIVITY
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
spellingShingle ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY
ACCESS TO SANITATION
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCESSIBILITY INDICES
ADEQUATE NUTRITION
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AIR
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
ALLOCATIONS ACROSS REGIONS
ANTENATAL CARE
BABIES
BASIC EDUCATION
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAR
CARIBBEAN REGION
CARS
CITIZENS
CLEAN WATER
CONGESTION
CONGESTION COST
CONGESTION COSTS
CONSUMPTION BASKET
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
COST OF TRANSPORT
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
CREDIT MARKETS
DEMAND FOR ROAD TRAVEL
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
DRIVING
EARLY CHILDHOOD
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EFFECT OF CONGESTION
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
EXTERNALITIES
EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD PRODUCTION
GASOLINE
GASOLINE PRICE
GASOLINE TAXES
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HIGH TRANSPORT
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSING
HOUSING ALTERNATIVES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLEGAL PARKING
ILLITERACY
ILLITERACY RATE
IMMUNIZATION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INEQUALITY
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INSPECTION
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
LAGGING REGIONS
LAND ASSETS
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND RECLAMATION
LAND SCARCITY
LAND TITLING
LAND USE
LANDHOLDINGS
LARGE CITIES
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
LOCAL ROADS
MARITAL STATUS
MASS TRANSIT
METROPOLITAN REGION
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MIGRATION FLOWS
MILEAGE
MOBILITY
MODAL SHIFT
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NATAL CARE
NATIONAL LEVEL
NUMBER OF ADULTS
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NUTRITION
ODOMETER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS
PATRONAGE
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POLLUTION
POOR FAMILIES
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POOR PERSON
POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION DENSITIES
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION SIZE
POSTNATAL CARE
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRENATAL CARE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PROGRESS
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY OF LIFE
QUALITY OF SERVICES
RATE OF GROWTH
RATES OF GROWTH
REGIONAL ALLOCATION
REGIONAL COMPARISON
REGIONAL CONTEXT
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
REGIONAL DIMENSION
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
REGIONAL DISPARITY
REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH
REGIONAL FACTORS
REGIONAL GAPS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL LOCATION
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
REMOTE LOCATIONS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
RING ROAD
RISING CONSUMPTION
ROAD
ROAD CONGESTION
ROAD DESIGN
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD QUALITY
ROADS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL FAMILIES
RURAL GAP
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL WELFARE
SANITATION
SCHOOL AGE
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SERVICE PROVISION
SMALL FARMER
SMALL FARMERS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SPATIAL STRATEGIES
SPILLOVER
SUBSISTENCE
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TAX
TEACHER RATIO
TOLLS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC CONGESTION
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
TRAVEL TIME
TRAVEL TIMES
TRIPS
TRUE
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
UPPER INCOME GROUPS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN COMMUNITIES
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBAN MIGRATION
URBAN WOMEN
URBANIZATION
VACCINES
VEHICLE
VICIOUS CYCLE
WEALTH
WELFARE INDICATOR
WELFARE MEASURES
WORKER PRODUCTIVITY
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
World Bank
Arab Republic of Egypt - Reshaping Egypt's Economic Geography : Domestic Integration as a Development Platform, Volume 1
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Egypt, Arab Republic of
description This report investigates Egypt's regional economic growth, explores the causes for geographically unbalanced development, and proposes policy options to make unbalanced growth compatible with inclusive development. In Egypt, despite rapid progress in most welfare indicators in lagging regions, there are still substantial gaps in consumption and opportunities between growth poles and the rest of the country. This report's central proposal is adopting spatial integration as a development platform, in which the policy focus shifts from spreading out industrial location to spreading out access to basic public services and facilitating factor mobility, which will make growth more inclusive and development more balanced in Egypt. Egypt's new political environment provides an opportunity to examine this perennial problem from a new perspective. Adopting integration as a development platform is not simple because spatial disparities are spanned in three dimensions: urban/rural dichotomies, the upper Egypt/lower Egypt duality, and the differences between large metropolises and the rest of the country. This report first identifies the gaps in consumption and in opportunities, showing the stark contrasts between regions and how they evolve through time. It then explores the causes of the gaps, revealing a multiplicity of factors and exposing the complexity of the problem. Finally, the bulk of the report presents the policy options to address the integration challenges.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Arab Republic of Egypt - Reshaping Egypt's Economic Geography : Domestic Integration as a Development Platform, Volume 1
title_short Arab Republic of Egypt - Reshaping Egypt's Economic Geography : Domestic Integration as a Development Platform, Volume 1
title_full Arab Republic of Egypt - Reshaping Egypt's Economic Geography : Domestic Integration as a Development Platform, Volume 1
title_fullStr Arab Republic of Egypt - Reshaping Egypt's Economic Geography : Domestic Integration as a Development Platform, Volume 1
title_full_unstemmed Arab Republic of Egypt - Reshaping Egypt's Economic Geography : Domestic Integration as a Development Platform, Volume 1
title_sort arab republic of egypt - reshaping egypt's economic geography : domestic integration as a development platform, volume 1
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16514619/egypt-arab-republic-reshaping-egypts-economic-geography-domestic-integration-development-platform-vol-1-2-main-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11903
_version_ 1764418396222390272
spelling okr-10986-119032021-04-23T14:02:58Z Arab Republic of Egypt - Reshaping Egypt's Economic Geography : Domestic Integration as a Development Platform, Volume 1 World Bank ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY ACCESS TO SANITATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY ACCESSIBILITY INDICES ADEQUATE NUTRITION AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AIR ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ALLOCATIONS ACROSS REGIONS ANTENATAL CARE BABIES BASIC EDUCATION CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAR CARIBBEAN REGION CARS CITIZENS CLEAN WATER CONGESTION CONGESTION COST CONGESTION COSTS CONSUMPTION BASKET CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA COST OF TRANSPORT COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS CREDIT MARKETS DEMAND FOR ROAD TRAVEL DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DRIVING EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EFFECT OF CONGESTION ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUAL ACCESS EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY EXTERNALITIES EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD PRODUCTION GASOLINE GASOLINE PRICE GASOLINE TAXES HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURE HIGH TRANSPORT HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HOUSING ALTERNATIVES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLEGAL PARKING ILLITERACY ILLITERACY RATE IMMUNIZATION INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INEQUALITY INFORMATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INSPECTION INTERNAL MIGRATION INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION LABOR FORCE LAGGING REGIONS LAND ASSETS LAND MANAGEMENT LAND RECLAMATION LAND SCARCITY LAND TITLING LAND USE LANDHOLDINGS LARGE CITIES LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE LOCAL ROADS MARITAL STATUS MASS TRANSIT METROPOLITAN REGION METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION FLOWS MILEAGE MOBILITY MODAL SHIFT MORTALITY MOTHER NATAL CARE NATIONAL LEVEL NUMBER OF ADULTS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUTRITION ODOMETER OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS PATRONAGE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICY FRAMEWORK POLLUTION POOR FAMILIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR PERSON POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION DENSITIES POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION SIZE POSTNATAL CARE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRENATAL CARE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLING PROGRESS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF LIFE QUALITY OF SERVICES RATE OF GROWTH RATES OF GROWTH REGIONAL ALLOCATION REGIONAL COMPARISON REGIONAL CONTEXT REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL DIMENSION REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGIONAL DISPARITY REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH REGIONAL FACTORS REGIONAL GAPS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL LOCATION REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE REMOTE LOCATIONS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RING ROAD RISING CONSUMPTION ROAD ROAD CONGESTION ROAD DESIGN ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROAD NETWORK ROAD QUALITY ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL FAMILIES RURAL GAP RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL POPULATION RURAL WELFARE SANITATION SCHOOL AGE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLING SERVICE PROVISION SMALL FARMER SMALL FARMERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL STRATEGIES SPILLOVER SUBSISTENCE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TAX TEACHER RATIO TOLLS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRAVEL TIME TRAVEL TIMES TRIPS TRUE UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UPPER INCOME GROUPS URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN COMMUNITIES URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN MIGRATION URBAN WOMEN URBANIZATION VACCINES VEHICLE VICIOUS CYCLE WEALTH WELFARE INDICATOR WELFARE MEASURES WORKER PRODUCTIVITY WORKING-AGE POPULATION This report investigates Egypt's regional economic growth, explores the causes for geographically unbalanced development, and proposes policy options to make unbalanced growth compatible with inclusive development. In Egypt, despite rapid progress in most welfare indicators in lagging regions, there are still substantial gaps in consumption and opportunities between growth poles and the rest of the country. This report's central proposal is adopting spatial integration as a development platform, in which the policy focus shifts from spreading out industrial location to spreading out access to basic public services and facilitating factor mobility, which will make growth more inclusive and development more balanced in Egypt. Egypt's new political environment provides an opportunity to examine this perennial problem from a new perspective. Adopting integration as a development platform is not simple because spatial disparities are spanned in three dimensions: urban/rural dichotomies, the upper Egypt/lower Egypt duality, and the differences between large metropolises and the rest of the country. This report first identifies the gaps in consumption and in opportunities, showing the stark contrasts between regions and how they evolve through time. It then explores the causes of the gaps, revealing a multiplicity of factors and exposing the complexity of the problem. Finally, the bulk of the report presents the policy options to address the integration challenges. 2012-12-05T19:07:03Z 2012-12-05T19:07:03Z 2012-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16514619/egypt-arab-republic-reshaping-egypts-economic-geography-domestic-integration-development-platform-vol-1-2-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11903 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling Economic & Sector Work Middle East and North Africa Egypt, Arab Republic of