The social effects of economic adjustment on Arab countries / edited by Taher H. Kanaan.

Foreword / Jassem Al-Mannai, v -- Opening remarks / Abmad hamid Al-Tayer, Said El-Naggar, 1 -- 1. Economic reforms, growth, employment, and the social in the Arab economies / Patricia Alonso-Gamo and Mohamed A. El-Erian, 7 -- Comment / Galal A. Amin, 37 -- 2. Social safety nets: experiences of some Arab countries / Faris Bingaradi and Adda Guieciour, 48 -- Comment / Abdul-Shakour El-Rayes, 84 -- Additional comments on the experiences of some Arab countries, 92 -- Jordan / Taber H. Kanaan, 92 -- Algeria / Abdoulatif Benachenbou, 94 -- Egypt / Ismail Sabri Abdullab, 96 -- 3. Social safety nets: the social development fund in Egypt / Kbalifa Ali Dau and Hussein M. El-Amach, 98 -- Comment / Mahib Al-Jarbi, 128 -- 4. Social development during adjustment in the Mena region: contradiction or opportunity? / Jacques van der Gaag, 137 -- Comment / Abdouatif Benachenbou, Ali tawfik Sadik, 189 -- 5. Privatization and labor issues in the context of economic reform / Rolph van der Hoeven, Massoud Karshenas, and Gyorgy Sziraczki, 193 -- Comment / Nader Fergany, John Page, 229 -- 6. Main themes and highlights of the discussions / Taber H. Kanaan, 244 -- List of participants, 251.