The Gilded age between the U.S.A and Algeria
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2016
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university of Oum El Bouaghi
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This dissertation investigates the algerian gilded age through shedding light on the american one. In the late 1870's America declared the beginning of the second industrial revolution which marked the shift from a highly agrarian American society to a more industrial one. In its way towards urbanization, America witnessed a collection of problems led by corruption illustrated in the growth of business corporations and monopolies which caused the gap between the rich and the poor to grow, especially, with the absence of a strong and effective political power. Americans' dissatisfaction was represented firstly by the establishment of both labor unions and the Farmer's Alliances which provided the official establishment of the Populist Party and the emergence of a reform movement that lasted till the dawn of the new century. On the other hand, we find the Algerian situation which looks to some extent like its U.S counterpart with some differences. Algeria witnessed during the period that stretches from the end of the black decade in the late 1990's onwards a set of problems as a result of the rampant corruption that benefited from the dominance of decision-makers in the country with the absence of effective reforms. In front of these facts, an analytical and comparative study between the two countries was pursued in order to find out the similarities and differences between what both nations had experienced and highlight the lessons that Algeria can learn and benefit from the American experience to eliminate corruption. This dissertation attempts to demonstrate the extent of Algeria's readiness to contest a reformist experiment similar to the U.S experience of the early twentieth century.
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Foreign policy : United States of America : Gilded age