Trends of Poverty in Algeria during 1962-2013

Abstract

Algeria  tried , from the independence in 1962, to garantee the living standard of the population through employment generation in the public sector, from 1973 to early 1980s, and during this time progress in social indicators was impressive.But decline in the world oil prices in the 1980s, led to stagnation of the economy , resulting in a deterioration in living standards , high enemployment and an increase in the incidence of poverty.The purpose of this paper is to review the nature and esctent of poverty in Algeria since the independence to 2013.

Keywords: poverty - algeria - reform programs.