Quote by Norman F. Cantor

“Whereas in 1800 at least 90 per cent of Egyptians were poor peasants, by 1900 more than 25 per cent of the population of…

— Tarek Osman

While economic development [in Egypt] made a few people rich, it left many more worse off. As people felt less and less free, they…

— Dalia Mogahed

“It seems unrealistic that Egypt can long maintain its historical hegemony over the waters of the Nile at the expense of widespread poverty, malnutrition,…

— Steven Solomon

“Egypt was rich in copper ore, which, as the base of bronze, had been valuable through the entire Meditarranean world. By 1150 B.C., however,…

— Norman F. Cantor

“What is remarkable is that there are no traces of evolution from simple to sophisticated, and the same is true of mathematics, medicine, astronomy…

— Graham Hancock

“At that time, a grand Arabic project emanating from Cairo had credibility. That is not true today. The relative standing of Egyptians (the country,…

— Tarek Osman

“Some of the key pillars of Nasser's project proved greatly lacking. The public sector evolved into a Soviet-style system of sterile thinking, a deathbed…

— Tarek Osman

“seemed to be turning Egypt from a poor and lethargic economy into an exemplary developmental case study. The country's economy grew at an average…

— Tarek Osman

Poverty in Egypt, or anywhere else, is not very difficult to explain. There are three basic causes: People are poor because they cannot produce…

— Walter E. Williams

“The speed of these social changes outpaced the development of Egyptian society and the people. Land reform and asset nationalization resulted in a far…

— Tarek Osman

“The end of Egypt's isolation turned what had been only occasional and incidental contact with the rest of the Near East into a constant…

— Norman F. Cantor

“There was no money economy in Egypt, and all exchange of goods was carried out by barter. Each citizen paid a tax in kind…

— Norman F. Cantor