Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (37 p)
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28 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. World Bank E-Library Archive Also available in print
Series Statement:
Policy research working paper 2178
Parallel Title:
Adams, Richard H Nonfarm income, inequality, and land in rural Egypt
Keywords:
Equality
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Income
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Income distribution
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Poverty
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Rural poor
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Equality
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Income
;
Income distribution
;
Poverty
;
Rural poor
Abstract:
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
Note:
"September 1999"--Cover
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-28)
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Also available in print.
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