Marginality and exclusion in Egypt. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ray Bush & Habib Ayeb.
• Other Names: Bush, Ray; Ayeb, Habib
• Contents: About the editors; Tables and figures; Tables; Figures; Measures; Acknowledgements; PART ONE Marginality, poverty and political economy; 1 An inherently comprador ruling classThe casus belli; Evolving conditions; 3.2 List of selected conflicts and wars in the Mashreq region; Table 3.2 List of selected conflicts and wars in the Mashreq region; 3.3 Military spending as a percentage of GDP for selected Arab countries, 1988-2005; Table 3.3 Military spending as a percentage of GDP for selected Arab countries, 1988-2005; Peripheralization in the Arab Near East; A post-revolutionary age?; Notes; References; PART TWO Creating and reproducing marginality; 4 IntroductionPoverty in the Middle East; Egypt; The (re)production of poverty; Conclusion; Notes; References; 5 5.2 Evolution of the number of farms in Egypt classified into area categories, 1982, 1990, 20005.3 Evolution of the area of farms in Egypt classified into area categories, 1982, 1990, 2000; Figure 5.2 Evolution of the number of farms in Egypt classified into area categories, 1982, 1990, 2000; Figure 5.3 Evolution of the area of farms in Egypt classified into area categories, 1982, 1990, 2000; 5.4 Evolution of the number of owned and rented farms in Egypt, 1982, 1990, 2000; 5.5 Evolution of the area of owned and rented farms in Egypt, 1982, 1990, 2000. Figure 5.4 Evolution of the number of owned and rented farms in Egypt, 1982, 1990, 2000Figure 5.5 Evolution of the area of owned and rented farms in Egypt, 1982, 1990, 2000; Land fragmentation and peasant marginalization in Egypt; Near-landless -- less than two feddans: the losers; Landholdings of two to five feddans: dispossession and accumulation; The Tunisian south-east: social and spatial marginalization; Oasis in danger: from palms to concrete; Shortage of water: dried springs; Agribusiness marginalizes small farmers and reduces local biodiversity; Conclusion; Notes; References.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 305.560962; Marginality, Social -- Egypt; Social sciences; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies; Marginality, Social; Politics and government; Social conditions; Social sciences; Egypt -- Politics and government; Egypt -- Social conditions; Egypt; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781780320861; 1780320868; 9781780320847; 1780320841; 1280769181; 9781280769184; 9781780320854; 9781780320878; 1780320876; 1780326769; 9781780326764; 9786613679956
• Related ISBNs: 178032085X; 661367995X; 9781780320854
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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