Stagnation or growth? Algeria’s development pathway to 2040

This report looks at the country’s current development trajectory and how four crucial components could change things for the better.

In the face of continued widespread protests, Algeria needs to implement far-reaching social, economic and governance reforms. This report looks at the country’s current development trajectory and how four crucial components which culminate in a positive Algerian Dream future could change things for the better. The first two simulate reform of the political governance and subsidy system, as well as its rentier economy. The third shows a shift towards renewable energy, greater agricultural productivity and better management of its water resources, and the fourth, the investment in the knowledge economy.

About the authors

Stellah Kwasi is a researcher in the African Futures and Innovation Programme at the ISS, Pretoria. Before joining the ISS she was a research affiliate at the Frederick S Pardee Center for International Futures at the University of Denver, Colorado.

Jakkie Cilliers is the founder of the Institute, chairperson of the ISS Board of Trustees and currently heads the programme on African Futures and Innovation at the Pretoria office of the Institute. He stepped down as executive director in 2015.

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