Presented before 3. NORDIC MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE ON ETHNIC ENCOUNTER AND CULTURAL CHANGE Joensuu, Finland 19-22 June 1995
The Government, Public Sector, and State Owned Enterprise-SOE
Stabilization, Structural Adjustments and Privatisation
Economic Reforms and Privatization in the Arab countries
Privatization and Social Issues Who will be affected most?
Prices and State subsidies for Basic Needs
Employment and Wage Reduction
Gender Issues under privatization
Urban Poverty/informal Sector
Rural Poverty
Income inequality and Property Concentration
Concluding Remarks