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    Differences in pedagogy, accountability, and perceptions of quality by type of higher education in Egypt and Jordan

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2014
    A number of reasons have been proposed for the poor quality of higher education systems in the Arab World, including the poor incentive structures of public higher education institutions. The expansion of private higher education has been hailed as an important part of improving education quality and labor market outcomes.
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    The 2014 Egyptian constitution: without accountability, checks or balances

    The Arab Reform Initiative, 2014
    Since the announcement of the Constituent Assembly that they had completed a new draft constitution, there has been a celebratory atmosphere in Egypt and faith in the ability of the constitution to establish democracy and to protect the sovereignty of the Egyptian state.
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    Through the keyhole: international migration in Egypt

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2014
    Labour migration has become an integral part of the world economy. Egypt, being the most populous country in MENA, has become the largest labour exporter in the region. International migration has been a key feature of the Egyptian economy since the 1970s. In 2006 according to the Census, there were 3.9 million Egyptians abroad.
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    Micro and small household enterprises in Egypt: potential for growth and employment generation

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2014
    Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) comprise an important sector of the Egyptian economy and account for a substantial portion of employment outside the public sector in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and the January 25th, 2011 revolution, it is therefore important to update analyses of trends in MSE development and assess the potential for growth in the sector.
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    Duration to coverage: dynamics of access to social security in the Egyptian labor market in the 1998-2012 period

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2014
    This paper investigates the dynamics of having access to social insurance (SI) coverage on the Egyptian labor market among wage workers throughout 1998 to 2012.
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    Africa’s urban land markets: piecing together an economic puzzle

    Urban LandMark, 2010
    Understanding the urban land market is like putting together a puzzle. It requires searching for clues and piecing together bits that do not quite seem to fit; like putting together pieces from different jigsaw puzzles without always knowing whether each piece is exactly in its place or what the final puzzle will look like.
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    Young people and the digital divide in Egypt: an empirical study

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013
    Digital divide is a new phenomenon emerging with the development of the information and communication technologies (ICTs). The digital divide can be defined as the gap between those with a permanent, effective access to new ICTs and those with none.
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    Rapid literature review: Gender in Fragile and Conflict-affected Situations

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2014
    This rapid review collates a large amount of literature published in 2013 and 2014 (up to April 2014) on the topic of gender in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS). It is not a systematic or exhaustive review, but does provide a comprehensive overview of the literature available.
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    The state of African cities 2010: governance, inequality and urban land markets

    Urban LandMark, 2010
    In the early 2040s, African cities will collectively be home to one billion, equivalent to the continent’s total population in 2009. This book argues that since cities are the future habitat for the majority of Africans, African governments should take early action to position themselves for predominantly urban populations.
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    Trading places: accessing land in African cities

    Urban LandMark, 2013
    The developing world is urbanising fast, and new systems of urban land ownership, transfer and governance are emerging. This book tries to explain how these systems work and how they interface with wider markets and with existing land governance regimes, focusing particularly on Africa. 

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