Migration, Mechanization, And Agricultural Labor Markets In Egypt

Alan Richards

Introduction -- Agricultural Labor Markets in Egypt -- Labor Shortages in Egyptian Agriculture -- Livestock and Small Farmer Labor Supply -- Taharil Laborers in Egypt -- Emigration and Rural Egypt -- Who is Migrating Where? An Overview of International Labor Migration in the Arab World -- The Demand for Egyptian Labor Abroad -- Socio-Economic Impact of Emigration from a Giza Village -- Mechanization: Causes and Consequences -- Mechanization Decisions in Egyptian Agriculture -- The Social Impact of Mechanization -- Public Policy and the Demand for Mechanization in Egyptian Agriculture -- Policy Perspectives -- Agricultural Prices, Farm Mechanization, and the Demand for Labor -- Wages, Prices, and Farm Mechanization in Egypt: The Need for an Integrated Policy -- Mechanical Technology in Egyptian, Indian, and Pakistani Agriculture: An Induced Innovation Perspective