Intéressant article de Hugh Macleod pour la version anglaise d’Al Jazeera. Bien sûr, il peut se tromper, mais voici ce qu’il dit sur l’influence des révolutions tunisiennes et égyptiennes sur la #Syrie.
The Syrians are watching - #Al_Jazeera_English
►http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/01/2011129132243891877.html
“Syria is another story. Through all the problems it maintained its national stances and its sovereignty and so people are proud of their nation.”
Crucially, as well, the government’s reform of the economy is maintaining a system of support to alleviate the worst effects of poverty.
“Egypt and Tunisia applied the free market principles, but Syria has not. The government still controls the strategic keys to the economy,” said Bilal. “It’s even opening up new jobs in the public sector to absorb more workers.”
Abdullah Dardari, the deputy prime minister for economic affairs, said five years of reforms had increased incomes above the increase in inflation, with the relative spending power of the poor growing faster than the rich.
One in 10 Syrians live in poverty - but this figure is far below Egypt’s rate of some 40 per cent. Official figures in Syria show unemployment fell from over 12 per cent in 2005 to 8.1 per cent in 2009, one per cent lower than the official rate in Egypt, although some analysts put it as high as 25 per cent. Average salaries in Syria have risen to $200 over the past few years, more than double the rate in Egypt.
The government has promised increased spending on social security and training for the out-of-work and aims to curb rapid population growth of 2.45 per cent by raising the minimum age of marriage.
