Paper Conference 20: Measuring Three Regional Economic Inequality Decades in Egypt and the Impact of the 2016 Structural Adjustment Programme

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Summary The official estimates of income inequality in Egypt, derived from household surveys, are scarce and dispersed, but they consistently indicate a low level of inequality or a downward trend in recent decades. This contradicts the popular perception of an increase in inequality, which has undoubtedly fueled the Arab Spring. This contradiction is referred to in recent literature as the "paradox of Arab inequalities." This article revisits t…