dc.description.abstract | Over the past few years (2000-2004), North African economies have been
influenced by two factors: the price of oil and the legacy of economic policies
and structures that have emphasized a leading role for the State. Indeed oil (and
increasingly natural gas) is both the greatest strength and the biggest weakness of the
North African subregion. As has been the case for decades, revenues generated by
these two hydrocarbon-based resources still account for the bulk of economic activity
and export revenue, particularly in Algeria and Libya. Even modest producers such
as Egypt rely on oil output to generate export revenues, while Tunisia’s limited oil
production merely allows the country to avoid a heavy oil import bill. Recent oil
reserves discovery in Sudan and Mauritania might also lead to dependence on oil
revenues, if income sources are not diversified. | en |
dc.title | Economic and social conditions in North Africa : a mid-decade assessmen | en |
ags.descriptionNotes | A Subregional Office for North Africa (SRO-NA) Team led by Mrs. Karima Bounemra Bensoltane, Director SRO-NA, prepared this report. The Team, coordinated by Aissatou Gueye, comprises Abdelila Ouaqouaq, Lamine Gueye, Semia Guermas de Tapia and Jean Paul Gondje. The Team particularly appreciates the contribution from Patrick Bugembe, ECA Subregional Office for Southern Africa SRO-SA). | en |
ags.descriptionNotes | Includes bibliographical references. | en |
ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa : | en |
ags.publisherName | UN. ECA, | en |
dc.coverage.spatial | North Africa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-04-25T08:52:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-04-25T08:52:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006-04 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/5663 | |
dc.format.extent | vii, 45 p. : | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.type | Working paper | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND EQUITY::SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT::SOCIAL CONDITIONS | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE::ECONOMIC CONDITIONS::ECONOMIC GROWTH | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT::WATER::WATER RESOURCES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND EQUITY::ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN::WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE::ECONOMIC CONDITIONS | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::INTERNATIONAL TRADE::GENERAL INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRADE POLICY::TRADE AGREEMENTS | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::QUESTIONS SOCIALES::DEVELOPPEMENT SOCIAL::CONDITIONS SOCIALES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CUESTIONES SOCIALES::DESARROLLO SOCIAL::CONDICIONES SOCIALES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::DEVELOPPEMENT ECONOMIQUE ET FINANCEMENT DU DEVELOPPEMENT::CONDITIONS ECONOMIQUES::CROISSANCE ECONOMIQUE | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::DESARROLLO ECONOMICO Y FINANCIACION DEL DESARROLLO::CONDICIONES ECONOMICAS::CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET ENVIRONNEMENT::EAU::RESSOURCES EN EAU | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::RECURSOS NATURALES Y MEDIO AMBIENTE::AGUA::RECURSOS HIDRICOS | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::QUESTIONS SOCIALES::PROMOTION DE LA FEMME::INTEGRATION DES FEMMES AU DEVELOPPEMENT | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CUESTIONES SOCIALES::ADELANTO DE LA MUJER::INTEGRACION DE LA MUJER EN EL DESARROLLO | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::DEVELOPPEMENT ECONOMIQUE ET FINANCEMENT DU DEVELOPPEMENT::CONDITIONS ECONOMIQUES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::DESARROLLO ECONOMICO Y FINANCIACION DEL DESARROLLO::CONDICIONES ECONOMICAS | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL::COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL ET POLITIQUE COMMERCIALE::ACCORDS COMMERCIAUX | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL::COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL Y POLITICA COMERCIAL::CONVENIOS COMERCIALES | |
uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Subregional Office for North Africa | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | SOCIAL CONDITIONS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ECONOMIC GROWTH | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | WATER RESOURCES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ECONOMIC CONDITIONS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | TRADE AGREEMENTS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | CONDITIONS SOCIALES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | CONDICIONES SOCIALES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | CROISSANCE ECONOMIQUE | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | RESSOURCES EN EAU | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | RECURSOS HIDRICOS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | INTEGRATION DES FEMMES AU DEVELOPPEMENT | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | INTEGRACION DE LA MUJER EN EL DESARROLLO | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | CONDITIONS ECONOMIQUES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | CONDICIONES ECONOMICAS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ACCORDS COMMERCIAUX | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | CONVENIOS COMERCIALES | |
ags.subjectClassification | 02.02.00 Social conditions | |
ags.subjectClassification | 14.01.00 Economic conditions | |
ags.availabilityNumber | 330.34(6-17) | |
ags.availabilityNumber | E175 | |
ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
ags.rights.termsofuse | public | |
ags.RN | ECA-AN/TNG/PUB/01/05 | |
ags.JN | 43917 | |
uneca.language.supported | en | |