Egypt's industrial technology system

Sanjaya Lall

Science and Public Policy, 1996, vol. 23, issue 6, 330-342

Abstract: Despite having one of the largest economies in the Arab Middle East, Egypt is not fulfilling its potential. A strong orientation to the domestic market, coupled with public ownership of most large industrial enterprises and restraints on domestic competition, has led to widespread inefficiency and technological backwardness. There is a need for a coherent strategy to enhance industrial competitiveness. As in many developing countries, the government is opening up in a haphazard and ad hoc manner, neglecting the market failures that affect the process of technology development. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

Date: 1996
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