آثار إعادة الهيكلية على سوق العمل و تدابير الحماية الاجتماعية : دراسة حالة الجزائر

Abstract EN

Algeria faces major challenges in generating higher growth rates so as to create enough jobs for the rapidly growing work force in the coming decade.

Despite the fact that the transition to the market economy was embarked upon since early 1990s, the results on the ground remain disappointing.

Although the transition to the market economy was undertaken on the ground that it would accelerate trade and private investment; and this in turn would generate more jobs, improve competitivity and diversify exports, results achieved so far are extremely weak.

This is so because recent resumption of growth was essentially due to higher oil prices and public sector investment in social and economic infrastructure.

Private investment, which is supposed to be the main driver of growth and job creation, has yet to recover, owing to the still weak investment climate and incomplete structural reforms.

The main argument in this paper is that experience from transition economies suggests that hesitant reforms and weak policies only increase social costs, especially in terms of employment and living standards