1. Seeking Growth After the Arab Spring.
- Author
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SCHUMAN, MICHAEL and HAUSLOHNER, ABIGAIL
- Subjects
ARAB Spring Uprisings, 2010-2012 ,ECONOMIC conditions in Egypt, 1981-2011 ,EGYPTIAN politics & government, 1981-2011 ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,YOUTH ,VOCATIONAL education - Abstract
The article focuses on the revolutionary movement the Arab Spring and how the post-revolutionary leadership will need to make drastic changes to the economic and political systems in Egypt. Topics include how high unemployment, low wages, and inadequate education plague young people, who comprise two-thirds of Egypt's population. The article details how improvements to infrastructure are needed along with and a complete overhaul of the economic system which should allow easier access to vocational training and loans for small businesses.
- Published
- 2011