The reform most benefitted middle landowners, the next 40%. But failed to reach the smallest landowners and the landless, Bottom 50%.

Redistribution efforts by the agrarian reform brought the top 1% landowners share from 42% in the early 20th century to 27% by 1980.

EGYPT’S 1952 AGRARIAN REFORM curbed deep-rooted inequality and weakened the landed elite, but failed to reach the poorest landowners and the landless.

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