The effects of international remittances on poverty, inequality, and development in rural Egypt:
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Rural development Egypt Finance.; Emigrant remittances Egypt.; Rural poor Egypt.; Income distribution Egypt.; Alien labor; Egyptian Economic conditions.;All these keywords.
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