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In Memory of Dr. Ali Al-Gritly (1913-1982): His Views on Egypt's experience with Socialism

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  • Yamada, Toshikazu

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This essay reexamines the great contributions made by Dr. Ali Al-Gritly to Egypt. Hewas the finance minister for a short period at the beginning of the 1950s and later was appointed aschairman of the Bank of Alexandria.In 1966, he completed a book (Al-Gritly [1966 (1974)]) on the economic history of Egypt. However,the book was banned from publication due to irresistible circumstances. At that time, with ArabSocialism on the ascendance, his views on certain policies were not welcomed by the top politicalhierarchy. In 1974, the book was finally allowed to be published, and he wrote and publishedanother book in 1977 (Al-Gritly [1977]) on the development of the Open Door Policy and the neweconomic policies accompanying it.

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  • Yamada, Toshikazu, 2009. "In Memory of Dr. Ali Al-Gritly (1913-1982): His Views on Egypt's experience with Socialism," IDE Discussion Papers 190, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO).
    • Handle: RePEc:jet:dpaper:dpaper190
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    Keywords

    Egypt; Economic history; Economic policy; Socialism; Al-Grity; Ali; Socialist transformation; Family planning; Democratic socialism;
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    JEL classification:

    • P27 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Performance and Prospects
    • B31 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - Individuals
    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit
    • H1 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • O2 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy
    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
    • P21 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Planning, Coordination, and Reform

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