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    Crop wars: can obstacles to genetically modified crops be removed?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Controversy continues over safety standards for biotechnology products such as genetically modified (GM) crops. Although benefits have been documented for a number of GM crops, most developing countries have denied permission to plant GM seeds.
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    Technologies for Education for All: possibilities and prospects in the Arab Region

    Academy for Educational Development, USA, 2005
    This collection of essays looks at the state of the art of ICT for education and presents five case studies representing the interaction between education and technology from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Palestine.
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    Are exports the engine of economic growth? an application of cointegration and causality analysis for Egypt, 1977-2003

    African Development Bank, 2005
    The paper examines the export-led growth (ELG) paradigm for Egypt, using historical data from 1977 to 2003. During this period, Egypt changed its economic philosophy from central planning and government intervention to one based on a free market economy.
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    Youth employment in the MENA region: a situational assessment

    World Bank, 2005
    This paper investigates the youth labour market in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region in order to identify factors contributing to the persistently high rates of unemployment and joblessness among MENA youth.The authors review characteristics and trends related to the youth labour market, review findings from the research literature in order to identify determinates of labour market out
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    Transport sector reform and deeper economic integration in the Euro-Mediterranean region

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2003
    This paper argues that the countries of the South Mediterranean should move beyond free trade towards deeper forms of integration with the EU through selective harmonization of their regulatory frameworks with those of the European single markets. The paper discusses the national and cross-border reforms that would have to be implemented to achieve the objective of deeper integration with the EU.
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    Pensions in the Middle East and North Africa: time for change

    World Bank, 2005
    This report reviews more than 30 pension systems in 13 Middle Eastern and North African countries and calls for a series of measures to allow governments to gradually reform their unsustainable pensions systems, and thus avoid future crises.The report highlights six general problems with pension systems in the region:the pension promise is large and unaffordable.
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    USAID : working to eradicate female genital cutting

    US Agency for International Development, 2003
    This short paper offers a brief background of the practice of female genital cutting (FGC), and then explores USAID policies to end the practice. The report then details USAID's programming approaches to end FGC. As of September 2000, the USAID incorporated eradication of FGC into its development agenda.
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    Ending legalised violence against children: report for the Middle East and North Africa regional consultation

    Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children, 2005
    This report reviews law and policy in relation to corporal punishment and deliberate humiliation of children in each state in the Middle East and North Africa.
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    Interrelationships between internal and international migration in Egypt: a pilot study

    Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2005
    This study explores the interrelationships between internal and international migration in Egypt.
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    The implications of EU enlargement for the Egyptian economy

    Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt, 2004
    The paper examines the implications of the recent EU enlargement for the Egyptian economy with regards to trade, capital inflows, and labor migration. The study analyzes all three dimensions of the economic relations, focusing on trade and investment, and addressing mainly the issue of labor. For Egypt, this enlargement represents both opportunities and challenges.

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