01580cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000291 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451811322 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Algeria : Background Paper. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1995. 1 online resource (97 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper provides information on some of the most salient aspects of Algeria's economy as well as statistical information for the IMF staff report on the 1995 Article IV Consultation and Request for an Extended Arrangement. The paper also reviews the reforms that have been made to the social safety net over recent years. It also describes the shift away from a system of generalized subsidies, which has been inefficient and costly, to a system of targeted subsidies coupled with the introduction of a public works program and an unemployment insurance scheme. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1995/054 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1995/054/002.1995.issue-054-en.xml IMF e-Library