This is a country case study on Egypt undertaken as an input to an Independent Evaluation Group study of the World Bank's support for community-based development (CBD) and community-driven development (CDD) efforts. It is predominantly a desk study but involved also a field visit to the Matrouh...

What explains the limited impact of U.S. spending on democracy promotion in the Middle East? The results of a cross-national study commissioned by the USAID to assess the effectiveness of its spending on democracy in its programs worldwide found that such aid works; the only exception, however,...

Between fiscal 1999 and fiscal 2007, the period under review in this Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE), Egypt's economic performance improved substantially, particularly after 2004, following improvements in economic management, structural reforms, and correction of the exchange rate. The GDP...

There are challenges that hinder progress toward the Millennium Development Goals(MDGs), targets in Egypt. These challenges include the pervasive differentials and gaps in the delivery, availability, and quality of publicly financed services and programs, the gender gaps; the fragmented legal...