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Galal amin analyzes egypt s bleak economic situation
Galal Ahmad Amin (born 1935) is an Egyptian economist and commentator, professor of economics at the American University in Cairo. He has criticized the economic and cultural dependency of Egypt upon the West.
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- Galal amin analyzes egypt s bleak economic situation
- Galal Amin Delivers Arabic Provosts Lecture
- Biography
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Galal Amin Delivers Arabic Provost's Lecture
Biography
Galal Amin was born in Egypt in 1935, the son of judge and academic Ahmad Amin. His brother is Hussein Ahmad Amin, an Egyptian writer and diplomat. Amin studied at Cairo University, graduating LL.B. in 1955 before studying for diplomas in economics and public law. Receiving a government grant to study in Britain, Amin gained a M.S. (1961) and Ph.D. (1964) in economics from London School of Economics. From 1964 to 1974 he taught economics at Ain Shams University, also working as economic advisor for the Kuwait Fund for Economic Development from 1969 to 1974. After a year's teaching at UCLA in 1978–1979, Amin joined The American University in Cairo.