Transition & Development in Algeria
Transition & Development in Algeria (Book)
Economic, Social and Cultural Challenges
This book deals with the economic and developmental challenges facing contemporary society. The social structures, the political institutions, the movements and ideologies, as well as cultural dilemmas, are considered in depth to give the fullest picture of the twenty-first century development.
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This book deals with the economic and developmental challenges facing contemporary society. The social structures, the political institutions, the movements and ideologies, as well as cultural dilemmas, are considered in depth to give the fullest picture of the twenty-first century development.
The contributors represent a range of expertise in economics, business management, sociology, linguistics, political science and cultural studies. Their diverse backgrounds and perspectives permit this publication to explore new avenues of debate, which represent a significant contribution to the understanding of the present problems and solutions.
Margaret A. Majumdar is Professor of Fracophone Studies at the Univeristy of Portsmouth.
Acknowledgements (v)
Notes on Contributors (vii)
Introduction (1)
- Economic Policy and Change
- Establishing Utopia: Exploring the Political Origins of Economic Polity in Algeria (5)
- The Tortuous and Uncompleted Privatisation Process in Algeria (17)
- The Role of Accounting in Economies in Transition: the Case of Algeria (29)
- Matching Reforms with a New Approach to the Management of People, Learning and Culture (43)
- Women and Society
- Women in Algeria, Dimension of a Crisis and of a Resistance (63)
- Rural Women in Algeria and their Participation in Economic Activity: Data Analysis (83)
- The Algerian Nation: Culture, Ideology and Language
- Frantz Fanon and Algeria: Alienation and Violence (93)
- The 'New Man' at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century: Challenges and Shifts in Algerian Identity (113)
- Languages Policy in Algeria: Between Convergence and Diversity (131)
- Algeria in the Global Economy
- Global Sport and Local Identity in Algeria: The Changing Roles of Football as a Cultural, Political and Economic Vehicle (145)
- The Development and Redevelopment of Tourism in Algeria (159)
- Perspectives from a Major Foreign Investor - British Petroleium's Investment in Algeria (175)
Bibliography (183)
