LA PROBLÉMATIQUE DES IDE EN ALGÉRIE : PARADOXES D'UNE ÉCONOMIE ATTRACTIVE FAIBLEMENT ATTRAYANTE

Abstract

The issue of FDI in Algeria is still relevant. If the current decline in oil prices has revitalized this old-new problematic, the mechanisms of their attractiveness are outdated. Presented as a non-generating source of debt and a technology transfer vector, FDI can be a sure way to promote a sustainable and inclusive growth. Based on the reconstruction of an OECD Contextualized Attractiveness Index (CAI) for a panel of 11 countries covering 12 variables, The results has shown that Algeria is ranked in the middle of this group of countries in terms of CAI, but at the bottom of this panel regarding inflows FDI. R & D system has figured among the weaknesses that had a heavy weight in this ranking. Improving this aspect is more than necessary. Especially that the experience of south east Asian countries, suffering from what is called "the trap of the average income," strengthens our results.