Migration, Mechanization, And Agricultural Labor Markets In Egypt

Migration, Mechanization, And Agricultural Labor Markets In Egypt
Author: Alan Richards
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2019-03-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0429716443

After a long period of stability, Egypt’s agricultural sector experienced sudden change due to the 1973 oil price increases and Anwar Sadat’s Open Door economic policies. Workers left rural Egypt for the cities and high-wage jobs in the oil-exporting countries. The resulting “labor shortage†and rising real wages in agriculture coincided with a

Agrarian Transformation In Egypt

Agrarian Transformation In Egypt
Author: Nicholas S. Hopkins
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2019-04-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0429712626

This book reflects the argument on agrarian transformation in Egypt. It focuses on the role of agricultural mechanization in the labor process in rural Egypt. The book emphasizes the changing role of the household and the relations between households, particularly the role of women and children. .

Egypt's Agricultural Development, 1800-1980

Egypt's Agricultural Development, 1800-1980
Author: Alan Richards
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2019-04-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0429704275

This book uses both microeconomic theory and social and political analysis to show how the interaction of social classes, technical change, government policy, and the international and state systems have shaped Egypt's agricultural development.