Counter-Revolution In Egypt's Countryside: Land and Farmers in the Era of Economic Reform

by Ray Bush (Editor)

Agriculture is the center of Egypt's economy, society , and politics. This volume on Egyptian agriculture and rural society combines new local research with national rural policy analysis. Authored by a team of Egyptian and Western scholars, it examines the agribusiness strategy of the Egyptian Government and its goal of agricultural export-led growth, debates, policies, and conflicts over access to water, and the long history of conflict in Egypt's agricultural sector.

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2002