A multifaceted account of Egyptian economic development by nineteen internationally recognized authorities and the critical challenges the economy is likely to face in the next twenty yearsThe Egyptian Economy in the Twentyfirst Century addresses the question of why Egypt despite possessing a plethora of assetssuch as a fertile agriculture a strategic geographic location oil and gas deposits innumerable tourist sites a labor force prized by regional countries and a diaspora that remits large amounts of fundshas seldom performed to its economic potential during the last sixty years. Indeed economic weakness created political weakness and often exposed the country to foreign diktats. What should the country do to change this state of affairsNineteen internationally recognized authorities on the Egyptian economy discuss the critical challenges that the Egyptian economy is likely to face in the next two to three decades challenges which must be overcome in order to improve the life of Egypts citizens and to protect the country from external pressures.