Egypt : Social and Structural Review
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A social and structural review (SSR)
identifies the strategic policy priorities that are likely
to yield the highest returns in terms of poverty reduction
and development. This SSR identifies those priorities by
providing a systematic evaluation of economic policy and
structure in order to identify a) the main constraints on
poverty reduction and long run development in Egypt and b)
the sources of vulnerability, particularly as Egypt
considers further global integration through entering into
foreign trade agreements. The five priorities for reform
include: 1) In order to maintain Egypt's robust
economic performance of the late 1990s, the Government will
need to continue to maintain stability of the macroeconomic
environment by strengthening economic management which may
have been pushed off-course by exogenous shocks in the
latter half of the 1990s. 2) Trade liberalization remains as
an unfinished and critical area for further reform. By
sharply reducing tariffs and other trade taxes, especially
on manufactures, Egypt can achieve productivity gains and
wage growth. 3) It is important to revisit government
regulations that increase the cost of doing business in
Egypt. 4) Expenditures of the bottom half of population
appear to be fairly compressed. 5) The quality of life of
population is in part determined by public services such as
those that enhance health, education, sanitation, clean
water, and air quality.
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ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS, AGRICULTURE, AIR QUALITY, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, BILATERAL TRADE, BUDGET PROCESS, BUDGETARY PROCESS, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, CAPITA GROWTH, CENTRAL BANK, CIVIL SOCIETY, CLEAN WATER, COMPETITIVENESS, CONSUMERS, CORPORATE SECTOR, COST RECOVERY, COST SAVINGS, CURRENCY UNIT, DEBT, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY, DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, DIRECT IMPACT, DIRECT INVESTMENT, DIVISION OF LABOR, DOMESTIC DEMAND, DONOR COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ECONOMIC TRENDS, EMPLOYMENT, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPORTS, EXTERNAL DEBT, EXTERNAL SHOCKS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FOOD POLICY RESEARCH, FOREIGN COMPETITION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN INVESTORS, FREE TRADE, GDP, GNP, GNP PER CAPITA, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, GROWTH PERFORMANCE, GROWTH RATES, HEALTH CARE, HOUSEHOLD DATA, IMPORTS, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME GROUPS, INCOME LEVELS, INTERNATIONAL LEVELS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR SUPPLY, LIQUIDITY, LIVING CONDITIONS, LIVING STANDARDS, LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT, LOW INCOME, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MACROECONOMICS, MANUFACTURING SECTOR, MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES, MONETARY POLICY, NATIONAL BUDGET PROCESS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NUTRITION, OIL, OUTPUT PER CAPITA, POLICY CHOICES, POLICY RESPONSE, POPULATION GROWTH, POVERTY LEVEL, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIORITY AREAS, PRIVATE CONSUMPTION, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, PROTECTIONISM, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE, PUBLIC SERVICES, PURCHASING POWER, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, REAL GNP, REAL WAGES, RECURRENT EXPENDITURES, RESEARCH INSTITUTE, RURAL AREAS, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NETS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL OUTCOMES, SOCIAL SECTORS, SOCIAL SERVICES, SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS, SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION, TARIFF BARRIERS, TASK TEAM LEADER, TAX REFORM, TAX REVENUE, TAX REVENUES, TAX SYSTEM, TAXATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, TRADE BARRIERS, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADE TAXES, TRANSPARENCY, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, WAGES ECONOMIC GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, TARIFFS, GLOBAL INTEGRATION, TRADE BARRIERS, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, LABOR MARKETS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS, PRIVATIZATION, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUDGET PROCESS, CIVIL SERVICE, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNDEREMPLOYMENT, WAGES, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, EDUCATION SECTOR, HEALTH, POVERTY REDUCTION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT