Modern Algeria: The Origins and Development of a Nation

Modern Algeria: The Origins and Development of a Nation

The book studies Algeria's political, social, and economic history from the Ottoman era to the contemporary period. The economy has sensationally benefited from the current hydrocarbon boom (namely the accumulation of over $60 billion in reserves and the buying down of foreign debt), but proble...

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Veröffentlicht in:The International Journal of African Historical Studies 2006, Vol.39 (3), p.550-551
1. Verfasser: Naylor, Phillip C.
Format: Review
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African history
Algeria
Bouteflika, Abdelaziz
Development studies
Economics
Historiography
Modernity
Nation
Nonfiction
Politics
Society
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Zusammenfassung:The book studies Algeria's political, social, and economic history from the Ottoman era to the contemporary period. The economy has sensationally benefited from the current hydrocarbon boom (namely the accumulation of over $60 billion in reserves and the buying down of foreign debt), but problems noted by Ruedy, especially in the service sector (such as water and housing), remain pressing social as well as economic issues with latent political dangers.
ISSN:0361-7882
2326-3016