Migration, Mechanization, And Agricultural Labor Markets In Egypt

Alan Richards, Philip L. Martin

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English

Routledge
07 June 2019

Regional studies

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 â€œlabor shortageâ€ and rising real wages in agriculture coincided with a massive U.S. foreign assistance program that has been encouraging the rapid mechanization of Egyptian agriculture. This book examines changes in agricultural labor markets and farm technology in Egypt during the last, decade, focusing especially on the social consequences and long-term prospects of mechanization.

Edited by: Alan Richards, Philip L. Martin
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 145mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367017248
ISBN 10: 0367017245
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 07 June 2019
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction -- Agricultural Labor Markets in Egypt -- Labor Shortages in Egyptian Agriculture -- Livestock and Small Farmer Labor Supply -- Taharil Laborers in Egypt -- Emigration and Rural Egypt -- Who is Migrating Where? An Overview of International Labor Migration in the Arab World -- The Demand for Egyptian Labor Abroad -- Socio-Economic Impact of Emigration from a Giza Village -- Mechanization: Causes and Consequences -- Mechanization Decisions in Egyptian Agriculture -- The Social Impact of Mechanization -- Public Policy and the Demand for Mechanization in Egyptian Agriculture -- Policy Perspectives -- Agricultural Prices, Farm Mechanization, and the Demand for Labor -- Wages, Prices, and Farm Mechanization in Egypt: The Need for an Integrated Policy -- Mechanical Technology in Egyptian, Indian, and Pakistani Agriculture: An Induced Innovation Perspective

Alan Richards