Nonfarm income, inequality, and land in rural Egypt [electronic resource] / Richard H. Adams, Jr.
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TextSeries: Policy research working papers ; 2178. | World Bank e-LibraryPublication details: Washington, DC : World Bank, Middle East and North Africa Region, Human Development Sector Group, [1999]Description: 37 p. ; 28 cmSubject(s): Equality -- Egypt | Income distribution -- Egypt | Income -- Egypt | Poverty -- Egypt | Rural poor -- EgyptAdditional physical formats: Adams, Richard H.: Nonfarm income, inequality, and land in rural Egypt.LOC classification: HG3881.5.W57 | P63 no. 2178Online resources: Click here to access online Also available in print.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.
"September 1999"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-28).
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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