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Egypt’s social contract: the role of civil society: Human Development Report 2008

The role of civil society organisations in Egypt



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Publisher: Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2008

Around the world, governments are recognizing the vital role that civil society plays in the development process and increasingly, civil society, especially think tanks, is being invited to contribute to social policy formulation. The 2008 Egypt Human Development report  (EHDR) showcases how unleashing the potential of civil society can enable it to become an effective vehicle for delivering the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and serve as an engine that stimulates policy dialogue on Egypt’s reform agenda. [adapted from

The report looks in detail at the following areas:

  • the status of Human Development and the MDGs
  • a mapping of civil society in Egypt
  • civil society in Egypt: external and internal obstacles
  • the crisis over syndicates and interest groups
  • state and CSO partnerships in poverty alleviation
  • the relationship between the private sector and civil society
  • the interplay between health and sanitation