Nonfarm income, inequality, and land in rural Egypt
Policymakers interested in reducing poverty and improving income distribution in rural Egypt should focus on nonfarm income, which not only accounts for almost 60 percent of total income for the rural poor but also favorably affects income distribution. Nonfarm income is an inequality-reducing sourc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
World Bank, Middle East and North Africa Region, Human Development Sector Group
1999
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| Series: | Policy research working paper
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| Collection: | World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Policymakers interested in reducing poverty and improving income distribution in rural Egypt should focus on nonfarm income, which not only accounts for almost 60 percent of total income for the rural poor but also favorably affects income distribution. Nonfarm income is an inequality-reducing source of income in a land-scarce setting such as rural Egypt because inadequate land "pushes" poorer households out of agriculture and into the nonfarm sector |
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| Item Description: | "September 1999"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-28) |
| Physical Description: | 37 p 28 cm |