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Cronyism, firms’ Productivity and Informal Competition in Egypt

2019Boris NajmanCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptNesma AliPaper
February 28, 2019 21:44 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Nesma Ali and Boris Najman Original Link:  http://erf.org.eg/publications/cronyism-firms-productivity-and-informal-competition-in-egypt/ This paper investigates the role of informal firms’ competition in determining the micro-level effect of cronyism on formal-firms’ productivity in the aftermath of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Based on the World...

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TIMEP Brief: Case 173: Egypt’s Foreign Funding Case

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaper
February 28, 2019 18:40 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-brief-case-173-egypts-foreign-funding-case/ On December 20, 2018, the defendants in Case 173, popularly known as Egypt’s foreign funding case, were acquitted in a widely anticipated retrial. The case dates to 2011, when security personnel raided the headquarters of...

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Socioeconomic Status and the Changing Nature of School-to-Work Transitions in Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia

2019Caroline KrafftColette SalemiCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRagui AssaadYouth
February 28, 2019 16:02 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ragui Assaad, Caroline Krafft and Colette Salemi Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/socioeconomic-status-and-the-changing-nature-of-school-to-work-transitions-in-egypt-jordan-and-tunisia/ This paper examines the evolution of initial labor market outcomes across cohorts of school leavers by education and socioeconomic status in Egypt, Jordan...

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Perceptions of Service Access in a Context of Marginalization: The Case of Young People in Informal Greater Cairo

2019Ahmed AliCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptHuman RightsMaia SieverdingPaperRania RoushdyRasha HassanYouth
February 28, 2019 15:53 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s):  Maia Sieverding, Rania Roushdy, Rasha Hassan and Ahmed Ali Original Link:  http://erf.org.eg/publications/perceptions-of-service-access-in-a-context-of-marginalization-the-case-of-young-people-in-informal-greater-cairo/ In Egypt it is estimated that the majority of the country’s 40 million urban residents, which include 11 million young people, live...

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Worse Than Mubarak

2019Amy HawthorneAndrew MillerCarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsJudicial AffairsMilitary AffairsPaper
February 27, 2019 18:39 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Andrew Miller and Amy Hawthorne Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/02/27/worse-than-mubarak-pub-78470 Consumed by domestic politics, exhausted by the Middle East, and complacent about the stability of Arab allies, Washington has stopped paying close attention to Egypt. But something alarming is happening in the most populous Arab country and a key...

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How to Confront Constitutional Amendments in Egypt

2019Civil SocietyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsJudicial AffairsKhaled FouadPaper
February 27, 2019 15:15 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Khaled Fouad Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/how-to-confront-constitutional-amendments-in-egypt/ This study seeks exploration of the common ground that may unite the different Egyptian political forces and build a unified national stance, restore the spirit of joint action between these forces, and overcome differences on controversial...

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Correcting the ‘Corrective Revolution’

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptJudicial AffairsNathan J. BrownPaper
February 27, 2019 14:52 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Nathan J. Brown Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/78461 Egypt’s current constitution was born to be amended, as some of its architects made clear when they wrote it five years ago. One of its most significant features, a limitation on presidential terms that appeared to be deeply entrenched, was quite obviously in the cross-hairs as

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HUMAN RIGHTS IN EGYPT: REVIEW OF 2018

2019Amnesty InternationalCivil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMediaMilitary AffairsMinoritiesPaperSinaiWomen Affairs
February 26, 2019 16:48 pm
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Source: Amnesty International Author(s): Amnesty International Original Link: https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1299162019ENGLISH.pdf The scope of Egypt’s human rights crisis expanded, as the authorities arrested opponents, critics, satirists, current and former human rights and labour rights activists, journalists, presidential candidates and sexual harassment survivors. The...

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Doubling Down on Dictatorship

2019Civil SocietyEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
February 25, 2019 16:48 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/doubling-down-on-dictatorship/ In one of the least surprising political developments in Egypt since 2013, President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi’s allies are moving to amend Egypt’s constitution so that he can continue to rule the country until 2034. Since deposing...

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Egypt hosts first EU-Arab League summit

2019EgyptForeign RelationsMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Paper
February 25, 2019 15:28 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/monday-briefing-egypt-hosts-first-eu-arab-league-summit The title of the first joint EU-Arab League summit in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh is Investing in Stability. While an officially Arab League and not solely Egyptian undertaking, it’s an excellent summation of...

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How Principled is US Realism in the Middle East?

2019Arab Center Washington DCCharles DunneEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsPaper
February 22, 2019 16:10 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Charles Dunne Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/how-principled-is-us-realism-in-the-middle-east/ “One of the most complex set of challenges we face, and have for many years, is in the Middle East. Our approach is based on principled realism—not discredited theories that have failed for decades to yield progress.” With these...

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Hosni Mubarak Was Overthrown Eight Years Ago. Should Egypt Miss Him?

2019CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptMichael YoungPaperSherif Mohy El DeenTamer Badawi
February 21, 2019 16:42 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michael Young, Sherif Mohy El Deen, Dina al-Khawaga, andTamer Badawi Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/78388 Dina al-Khawaga Eight years after Hosni Mubarak’s departure, I am inclined to think that most Egyptians miss the days of the former president’s rule. This does not mean that a majority favors his return as president, nor does it

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