The Paradox of Economic Liberalisation and Democratisation Measures in Algeria

Algeria always has a special status within the Arab World and the Middle East. Algeria’s War of Independence that last eight years was the first and only war within the Arab World that had won on the battlefield against an European colonial power. Followingly, Algeria received deep respect as being one of the founding and leading countries of “non-aligned” movement under the cruel competition of the Eastern vs. Western blocks. Most recently, Algeria deserved distinguished emphasize through the first democratically held general elections in the Arab World in December 1991.