Is Egypt Hopeless?

With a third of the population employed by the state, Egypt may be past the tipping point that allows a modern economy to grow.

  • By DANIEL HENNINGER

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BY DANIEL HENNINGER

With luck and support from the world's democracies, Egypt's people will get a credible political system. What they won't get—now or possibly ever—is an economy able to produce real jobs for their country's large, young population. Establishing a democratic system in Egypt is a walk in the park compared to allowing a 21st-century economy to come to life there.

Egypt isn't just a sad story of political oppression. Egypt is an object lesson for other nations, including ours, struggling to produce enough jobs for young workers.

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