Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 08/2014

Egypt's Democratic Transition: Five Important Myths about the Economy and International Assistance

July 2011

Atlantic Council

Abstract

The Legatum Institute and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, in association with the Atlantic Council, present this short report, which is the product of an exploratory trip to Egypt by the authors in mid-June 2011. Its aim is to help shape the conversation about Egypt’s economy, economic policy, and international assistance by addressing several persistent myths about the current situation.