New avenues to be opened for social protection in the Arab world: The case of Egypt

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-14

  Loewe, Markus ^a  

^a GERMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arab world; Egypt; Micro insurance; Poverty; Social policy; Social protection

Indexed keywords

ARAB WORLD; POVERTY DETERMINANT; SOCIAL SECURITY; WELFARE PROVISION;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 1642321072     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-6866.2004.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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