Government mechanisms and policies to alleviate poverty Sociological study of Siwa Oasis

Document Type : Original Article

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department Of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University

Abstract

The research aims to identify the mechanisms and policies of government agencies to help the poor, To achieve the research objectives the research adopted the method of social survey by sample, The Siwa Oasis in Matrouh governorate was chosen, due to the increase in the percentage of the poor to 67.83% for 2017, and 377 researchers were selected from the poor, and the data was collected from November 2019:January 2020, The results showed the multiplicity of mechanisms of government agencies, which consisted of a pension of solidarity and dignity, and the percentage of beneficiaries was 62.9%, and 55.7% reported insufficient monthly pension, and the percentage of beneficiaries of the agricultural advance amounted to 36.9%, and reported insufficient agricultural advances, and that 100% of the researchers benefit from monthly food support and report the inadequacy of food commodities, these results indicate the inability of government agencies mechanisms to meet their basic needs and improve their economic situation, and 73.2% of the researchers They reported the lack of specialized doctors in hospitals, don’t found health insurance system, and that 74.8% of the researchers reported the lack of teachers in schools, and the results indicate a poor level of health and educational services.

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