The Constantine Plan made unprecedented economic investment in Algeria

Evidence

During 1959 242 milliard francs had been invested, and a further 326 milliards earmarked for 1960; 132 new industrial enterprises had been projected, 400,000 acres of arable land (still not very much in relation to demand) handed over to Muslim farmers; the number of jobs for manual workers had been increased by eight per cent in only six months, while school attendance for Muslim children had risen from 510,000 in 1958 to 840,000 at the beginning of 1960. Under the “thousand villages programme”, designed to counter the miseries of regroupment, 38,000 housing units had been constructed. In November 1959 the oil pipeline from Hassi-Messaoud to Bougie entered into service; in March 1960 work was to begin on the Hassi-R’Mel—Arzew pipeline for natural gas, and plans were under way to build a major steel complex at Bône. All this represented a considerable advance over anything done, socially or economically, for Algeria in the past—as well as being a pledge and an assurance to the Muslims that France had no intention of pulling out. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1028

Categorization

• XREF: The economic answer to an anti-colonial rebellion is a recurring theme—the reader wanting concept permutations across Algeria and Africa will find this relevant to how France tried to buy loyalty. — connects to: The Constantine Plan produced measurable Algerian economic and educational gains.; The Constantine Plan proposed deep economic integration of Algeria with France — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 937; Saharan oil discovery added an economic motive to France’s Algerian war — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 753 (+2 more)

Related

• The Constantine Plan proposed deep economic integration of Algeria with France (similarity 0.91)
• The Constantine Plan produced measurable Algerian economic and educational gains. (similarity 0.91)
• France made substantial material and infrastructural improvements in Algeria (similarity 0.86)
• The Constantine Plan’s achievements fell far short of its targets. (similarity 0.86)
• The Constantine Plan’s achievements masked severe shortfalls in jobs and land distribution (similarity 0.84)
• The Constantine Plan’s real achievements were dwarfed by its unmet job and land targets (similarity 0.84)
• Saharan oil gave France a new economic motive to win the war (similarity 0.84)
• Severing Algeria proved a net economic gain for France (similarity 0.82)
• Algeria’s oil nationalization triggered French economic retaliation (similarity 0.82)
• Algerian land produced ever-diminishing returns while the Muslim population trebled (similarity 0.81)
• Saharan oil gave France a vastly increased economic motive for retaining Algeria (similarity 0.80)
• The French economy’s prosperity rested on Saharan oil and gas (similarity 0.80)
• Saharan oil discovery added an economic motive to France’s Algerian war (similarity 0.80)
• Demographic pressure rather than French presence produced Algerian misery (similarity 0.79)
• French aid unintentionally accelerated Muslim economic competition against pieds noirs. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The Constantine Plan’s achievements masked severe shortfalls in jobs and land distribution #qualifies (0.80) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1284
• France made substantial material and infrastructural improvements in Algeria #corroborates (0.70) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 176
• Saharan oil discovery added an economic motive to France’s Algerian war #expands (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 753