Understanding Poverty and Inequality in Egypt : Background Papers

The previous decade in Egypt was marked by major internal and external shocks that have surely had severe implications for the evolution of the population’s welfare. In recent years, social, political, and economic changes have transformed the land...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY MEASUREMENT INEQUALITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET EQUITY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS MIDDLE CLASS SUBSIDIES ENERGY SECTOR REFORM FISCAL POLICY PUBLIC SPENDING SOCIAL PROTECTION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/231911575625175175/Background-Papers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33039

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spelling	okr-10986-330392021-05-25T09:30:41Z Understanding Poverty and Inequality in Egypt : Background Papers World Bank Group POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY MEASUREMENT INEQUALITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET EQUITY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS MIDDLE CLASS SUBSIDIES ENERGY SECTOR REFORM FISCAL POLICY PUBLIC SPENDING SOCIAL PROTECTION The previous decade in Egypt was marked by major internal and external shocks that have surely had severe implications for the evolution of the population’s welfare. In recent years, social, political, and economic changes have transformed the landscape of the Egyptian society. On January 2011, the revolution started. Led by wide protests and social discontent, the movement ended with the ousting then president. His toppling was followed by two presidential elections in two years. Given the structural constraints to macroeconomic stability and fiscal pressures, the government engaged in a series of economic reforms to reel in spending and set the country in a sustainable path. It is critical to understand how the welfare of Egyptian households evolved during this period. Analyzing who were affected the most is key to assessing what the future conditions hold for their welfare and how policies can be better designed to protect them. The objectives of this paper are twofold. The first is to provide a detailed description of the methodology that has been applied in Egypt in estimating poverty, including the decisions taken to build the consumption-based welfare aggregate. The second objective of this note is to understand how the events from recent years have affected households’ living conditions. 2019-12-18T15:19:34Z 2019-12-18T15:19:34Z 2019-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/231911575625175175/Background-Papers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33039 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment Middle East and North Africa Egypt, Arab Republic of
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description	The previous decade in Egypt was marked by major internal and external shocks that have surely had severe implications for the evolution of the population’s welfare. In recent years, social, political, and economic changes have transformed the landscape of the Egyptian society. On January 2011, the revolution started. Led by wide protests and social discontent, the movement ended with the ousting then president. His toppling was followed by two presidential elections in two years. Given the structural constraints to macroeconomic stability and fiscal pressures, the government engaged in a series of economic reforms to reel in spending and set the country in a sustainable path. It is critical to understand how the welfare of Egyptian households evolved during this period. Analyzing who were affected the most is key to assessing what the future conditions hold for their welfare and how policies can be better designed to protect them. The objectives of this paper are twofold. The first is to provide a detailed description of the methodology that has been applied in Egypt in estimating poverty, including the decisions taken to build the consumption-based welfare aggregate. The second objective of this note is to understand how the events from recent years have affected households’ living conditions.
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title	Understanding Poverty and Inequality in Egypt : Background Papers
title_short	Understanding Poverty and Inequality in Egypt : Background Papers
title_full	Understanding Poverty and Inequality in Egypt : Background Papers
title_fullStr	Understanding Poverty and Inequality in Egypt : Background Papers
title_full_unstemmed	Understanding Poverty and Inequality in Egypt : Background Papers
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/231911575625175175/Background-Papers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33039
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