Migration, Mechanization, And Agricultural Labor Markets In Egypt
Download or Read eBook Migration, Mechanization, And Agricultural Labor Markets In Egypt PDF written by Alan Richards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Alan Richards |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2019-03-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780429696435 |
ISBN-13 | : 0429696434 |
Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Migration, Mechanization, And Agricultural Labor Markets In Egypt by : Alan Richards
Book excerpt: After a long period of stability, Egypt’s agricultural sector experienced sudden change due to the 1973 oil price increases and Anwar Sadat’s Open Door economic policies. Workers left rural Egypt for the cities and high-wage jobs in the oil-exporting countries. The resulting “labor shortage†and rising real wages in agriculture coincided with a