On Egyptian small and micro enterprises...
"Egypt’s neglected Engine of Growth" Business Monthly, Cairo (American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt)
June, 1997.
This article shows how traditional workshops are poorly served by the development sector operating in that country.
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"Suppressed Potential: Women in the Informal Economy must cross a minefield or cultural impediments to growing their businesses." Business Monthly, Cairo (American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt)
July, 1997.
This article discusses the problems that poor women face in Cairo in establishing and expanding income earning businesses.
"Developing the 'Informal Economy': Micro
Business and Macro Dollars" (September, 1996)
This article provides a critical commentary on the debate about the informal economy as it has been used to justify tax increases and subsidy cuts for the working poor while subsidies for the rich have continued apace.
