Using consumption/expenditure based poverty lines, the 1995/6 estimated poverty measures indicate an overall headcount index of 22.9 percent, which is slightly higher in rural areas. The paper shows that in Egypt, poverty is highly growth elastic, and thus poverty reduction will improve with higher rates of growth provided the growth process does not lead to an increase in income inequality.
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