State and Entrepreneurs in Egypt

Economic Development Since 1805
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-56753-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 195 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3747 g

Reihe: The Political Economy of the Middle East

The state and entrepreneurs are two players that have shaped both economic activity and economic history throughout the world since the Industrial Revolution. This book analyzes the history of economic development in Egypt to show the impact of the relationship between state and entrepreneurs on development performance since 1805.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hatem, Omaima M.

Sherbiny, Naiem A.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik

Über Autor(innen)

Naiem A. Sherbiny is the author of numerous publications on the Middle East, energy, and international finance. He holds a BA from Cairo University, Egypt, and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He has held academic positions at numerous prestigious institutions, including Harvard University and Georgetown University, USA, Oxford University, UK, and the American University in Cairo, Egypt. He served as an economist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Arab Fund, and the World Bank. Now retired, he spends his time writing and consulting.

Omaima M. Hatem is an international entrepreneur. She has served as founder, president, and CEO of a number of private firms and nongovernmental organizations that extended services into 28 countries. She has a BSc, MSc, and MBA from the American University in Cairo, and a PhD from University of Edinburgh, UK, where she currently lectures Entrepreneurship and International Business. She is a fellow of Higher Education Association, UK and she is on the Advisory Board of the Turing Trust, UK and the Breast Cancer Foundation, Egypt.