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Development::Articles

Lisa Anderson
The Middle East Channel - July, 2010
In fact, there has already been quite a bit of change in Egypt in the last decade, and most Egyptians are simultaneously pleased, eager for more, and uneasy about it. The question is not whether to change but how fast and how well change can be managed.
Arang Keshavarzian
The Middle East Channel - Foreign Policy - July, 2010
The bazaar protests had little to do with the nuclear impasse or the Green Movement, but they are a sign of popular economic discontent and a likely harbinger of further turmoil to come.
The Economist - July, 2010
Even Egyptian government economists admit that even as the rich get much richer and Egypt's small middle class is expanding somewhat, the rest have struggled to keep up with an inflation rate that is far higher than in most comparable countries.
John Lyons
The Australian - June, 2010
As the siege of Gaza enters its fourth year, its problems are starting to run into each other; because Gaza's sewage, untreated, runs into the beaches, children are getting sick; because electricity is cut for eight to 12 hours a day, some of those who can afford a generator are being brought to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning; because food is scarce, mothers are sometimes breastfeeding their children until the age of two, leading to malnutrition.
The Solidarity Center - April, 2010
There are some hopeful signs for Egyptian workers however. A new workers movement is starting to take root. A little over a year ago,municipal real estate tax collectors staged a nationwide strike and a 12-day, 10,000 people sit-in in front of the prime minister's office in Cairo. Its success has inspired Egypt's postal workers and education administrators to mobilize as well.
World Bank Report - February, 2010
This study, through qualitative sources, provides insights into a chain of events that have and are moderating social behavior and gender relations associated with work. The study also captures what the deteriorating situation has meant for Palestinian females and males of all ages in terms of their economic engagement, their ability to seek alternate livelihoods, their coping strategies, their social and human investments (for example, education, marriage), and their future aspirations.
Sara Roy
The Nation - February, 2010
The decline and disablement of Gaza's economy and society have been deliberate, the result of state policy--consciously planned, implemented and enforced. Although Israel bears the greatest responsibility, the United States and the European Union, among others, are also culpable, as is the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank. All are complicit in the ruination of this gentle place. And just as Gaza's demise has been consciously orchestrated, so have the obstacles preventing its recovery.
Larry Diamond
Journal of Democracy - January, 2010
Issandr Amrani
The National - January, 2010
Amnesty International - October, 2009
Yezid Sayigh
Carnegie Endowment - October, 2009
Marc Lynch
The National - July, 2009
The Economist - July, 2009
Intissar Fakir
Arab Reform Bulletin, Carnegie Endowment - July, 2009
ReliefWeb - July, 2009
World Bank - April, 2009
Navtej Dhillon
Brookings Institute - March, 2009
World Bank - February, 2009
Kristin M. Lord
Brookings Institute - February, 2009
Karin Laub
Associated Press - January, 2009
World Bank - October, 2008
Economic Monitoring Report to Ad Hoc Liaison Committee
World Bank - September, 2008
World Bank - September, 2008
The Economist - September, 2008
Riad Al Khouri
Arab Reform Bulletin, Carnegie Endowment - September, 2008
Mohamed Ratoul
Arab Insight - August, 2008
International Crisis Group - July, 2008
World Bank - June, 2008
Ibrahim Saif
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - June, 2008
Riad al Khouri
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - June, 2008
Series of articles
Financial Times - June, 2008
Jad Chaaban
Brookings Wolfensohn Center - May, 2008
Economic Monitoring Report to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee
World Bank - May, 2008
Refugees International
- April, 2008
Joel Beinin
MERIP - April, 2008
World Bank - February, 2008
Amr Hamzawy
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - January, 2008
Report for the Pledging Conference
World Bank - December, 2007
Diane Singerman
Brookings Wolfensohn Center - December, 2007
Ragui Assad and Ghada Barsoum
Brookings Wolfensohn Center - December, 2007
Djavad Salehi-Isfehani and Daniel Egel
Brookings Wolfensohn Center - December, 2007
Brahim Boudarbat, Aziz Ajbilou
Brookings Wolfensohn Center - December, 2007
Nader Kabbani and Noura Kamel
Brookings Wolfensohn Center - December, 2007
Cam Simpson
Wall Street Journal - November, 2007
Sufyan Alissa
Carnegie Endowment - October, 2007
Ad Hoc Liason Committee
World Bank - September, 2007
Imelda Dunlop
International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) - June, 2006