Table of Contents

List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. The Algerian Pre-Colonial Socio-Economic System: 1. Algerian society and economy before 1830; Part II. The Uneven Development Generated by Colonialism: 2. The nature of colonialism; 3. Colonial development, population and manpower; 4. Socio-economic consequences of colonial development; Part III. Post-Independence Development: 5. The aftermath of the war of national liberation; 6. Industrialisation as the motor of development; 7. The development of the private industrial sector; 8. Agriculture: the stagnation of production and its consequences; 9. Education and development; 10. Post-independence urbanisation and the housing crisis; 11. Public health since 1962; 12. The growth of employment, income and consumption; 13. The new economic policy and its implications; Conclusion; Notes; Index.

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An analytical account of Algerian economic development, emphasising post-independence policies up yo 1987.