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Y376 International Political Economy
February 17, 2011
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Egypt: Basic Facts• Population: 83 million
• Religions: 90 percent Muslim, 10 percent Christian
• GDP: $501 Billion
• GDP growth: averaging 5% in the last decade
• GDP per capita: $6,200
• Exports: oil, cotton, textiles, food products
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Growth and Inflation: 1980-2006
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Oil Production and Consumption
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Egyptian Leaders Since WW2Gamal Abdel Nasser (1956-70)Anwar El Sadat (1970-81)Hosni Mubarak (1981-2011)
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Egyptian Economic PoliciesImport Substitution and State-Led
Industrialization under the Nasser regimeSadat regime adopts lower tariffs and some
export promotion policies but continues Nasserist policies
1991 debt crisis leads to IMF structural adjustment agreement and adoption of further reformsIncludes privatization of state enterprises
Egypt receives debt relief and large infusions of foreign aid after participation in the Gulf War coalition