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Inside Inequality in the Arab Republic Egypt : Understanding Facts and Perceptions of Inequality among the Rich and the Poor /
This book joins four papers prepared in the framework of the Egypt inequality study financed by the World Bank. The first paper prepared by Sherine Al-Shawarby reviews the studies on inequality in Egypt since the 1950s with the double objective of illustrating the importance attributed to inequality...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
World Bank Publications,
2014.
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| Colección: | World Bank studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Contents; Foreword by Francisco H.G. Ferreira; Foreword by Ahmed Galal; Foreword by Hartwig Schafer; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Historical Trends of Inequality; Tables; Table ES. 1 Selected Inequality Measures, 1958/59-2008/09; Spatial Inequality; Figures; Figure ES. 1 Egyptian Gini within the Global Distribution of Gini, 2008-09; Facts and Perceptions of Inequality; Figure ES. 2 Distribution of Urban and Rural Gini Coefficients (by Governorate); Figure ES. 3 GDP, HH Income and Expenditure.
- Figure ES. 4 Pro-inequality Opinions by Income Deciles, 2000 and 2008Poverty and Inequality in Egypt's Poorest Villages; Table ES. 2 Cross-Classification of the Determinants of Inequality and Poverty Ordered within Cells According to Contribution to Inequality; Notes; References; Chapter 1 The Measurement of Inequality in the Arab Republic of Egypt: A Historical Survey; Introduction; The Changing Importance of Inequality in the Economic Literature; Measures and Data; Box; Box 1.1 Household Consumption Expenditure Data: Historical Review of Differences; Evolution of Inequality.
- Table 1.1 Gini Coeffcient of Land Holdings and Ownerships, 1950-79Table 1.2 Decile Distribution of Landholdings in Egypt, 1950 and 1961; Table 1.3 Selected Summary Measures, 1958/59-2008/09; Table 1.4 Distribution of Annual Consumption Expenditure; Table 1.5 Summary of Studies on Wages; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2Spatial Inequality; Introduction; Egypt Inequality in the Global Context; Table 2.1 Income and Expenditure Ginis in Arab Countries (on Per Capita Basis); Figure 2.1 Egyptian Gini within Global Distribution of Ginis, 2008-09; Figure 2.2 Gini and GDP Per Capita, 2008-09.
- Figure 2.3 Egyptian Income Distribution Compared to that of Selected Countries and the WorldUrban-Rural Gap in Egypt in 2005; Table 2.2 Urban-rural Divide in Egypt (All Governorates); Figure 2.4 The Percentage Shares of Urban and Rural Populations in Ten Income Deciles; Table 2.3 Importance of the "Between" (Rural/Urban) Component in Overall Inequality; Figure 2.5 Urban-Rural Income Gap by Governorate; Table 2.4 Urban-Rural Divide in Egypt in Mixed Governorates, 2005; Interpersonal Inequality in Rural and Urban Areas; Figure 2.6 Urban-Rural Income Gap by Population Size of Governorate.
- Figure 2.7 A Summary Look at Urban and Rural Income DistributionsFigure 2.8 Distribution of Urban and Rural Gini Coefficients (by Governorate); Table 2.5 Gini in Urban and Rural Areas (Governorates); Figure 2.9 Absence of Correlation between Urban and Rural Ginis in the Same Governorates; Evolution of Real Incomes and Inequality between 2005 and 2009; Figure 2.10 Gini in Urban and Rural Areas Against Average Incomes (with Dots Reflecting Population Sizes); Table 2.6 Real Per Capita Income, 2000-09; Table 2.7 Real Income Change between 2005 and 2009, by Governorate and Urban/Rural Area.