Constitution:
www.constitutionnet.org/country/constitutional-history-egypt
Legislation
Government Statement on Local Administration, 2014, http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Templates/Articles/tmpArticles.aspx?CatID=219#.V1m52rsrKUk
Websites
Committee of the Regions http://cor.europa.eu/en/Pages/home.aspx
European External Action Service (EEAS): www.eeas.europa.eu/egypt/
Publications
ARLEM Reports (EU’s Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives), available at: http://cor.europa.eu/fr/activities/arlem/Pages/key-documents-and-links.aspx ;
- As regards decentralisation in the Euromed area, the 2010 IEMed Report (Institut Européen de la Méditerranée), including a chapter by S.I. Bergh, entitled Décentralisation et gouvernance locale dans la région MENA has been consulted.
- The reports issued by UCLG, Global Observatory on Local Democracy and Decentralization, in particular : Local Government Finance: The Challenges of the 21st Century. Second Global Report on Decentralization and Local Democracy (GOLD), 2010.
- Reports and Officials studies published on the web sites of Egyptian Ministries.
b) Directories and factsheets
- African Statistic Yearbook 2013, published by the African Development Bank Group – African Union.
- The Country Profile issued by United Nations : Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), Arab Republic of Egypt Public Administration Country Profile, 2004.
- The Country Profile prepared by the Diplomatic Missions in Egypt
- The BBC Africa News Country Profile
S. I. Bergh, ‘Décentralisation et gouvernance locale dans la région MENA’, Med. Mediterranean Yearbook, 2010, pp. 253-258.
J. Boex, Democratization in Egypt: The Potential Role of Decentralization, Urban Institute Center on International Development and Governance, February 2011, available at: www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412301-Democratization-in-Egypt.pdf (EN).
Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA),Arab Republic of Egypt Public Administration Country Profile 2004.
N. El-Ehwany H. El-Laithy, Poverty, Employment and Policy-Making in Egypt, Towards Decent Work in North Africa No. 1 International Labour Organization - ILO Area Office in Cairo, available at: www1.aucegypt.edu/src/wsite1/Pdfs/ILO-report.pdf
M-M. Ennahri, L’administration locale entre centralisation et décentralisation, (Cairo, Librairie El Jalâa El Haditha, 2001).
M. Lavergne, ‘Monde arabe : pas de démocratisation sans décentralisation’, Confluences Méditerranée, 85 (2013), pp. 20-32
J. Martinez Vazquez, A. Timofeev, ‘Decentralizing Egypt: Not Just Another Economic Reform’, International Studies Program Working Paper 08-33, December 2008, available at: http://aysps.gsu.edu/isp/files/ispwp0833.pdf (EN) .
A. Sawi, Governors Without Governance, Constitutional, Legal and Administrative Frameworks of Local Government in Egypt, available at: http://www.mafhoum.com/press4/114P6.pdf (EN).
UCLG, Global Observatory on Local Democracy and Decentralization, Local Government Finance: The Challenges of the 21st Century. Second Global Report on Decentralization and Local Democracy (GOLD), 2010, available at: www.cities-localgovernments.org/gold/Upload/gold_report/gold_report_en.pdf (EN).