projects will take 40 per cent. The allocation of investment among branches has been effected taking into account the need to create jobs, develop exports, which are a key element in the plan, and promote incustrialization and integration. The large projects include a cement unit with a capacity of 2 million ton­ nes, and several chemical plants. In Alreria, the investment programme for 1980-1984 allocated industry 211.7 billion dinars out of. a total of 560.5 billion (37.8 per cent). Minine-base·a industry and heavy industry have been given high priority, and a large,steel comple~ which will produce 2.4 million tonnes of liq­ uid steel has already been comrleted. A high furnace and second steel factory were also completed in 1981. Significant changes have been made in management style; centralized direction of all branches has been ended and control moved tc smaller units closer to production. 69 E/ECf, /CM. 9/5 C. ENERGY 1. Introduction 126. As in rrevious years, oil dominates the enerey sector. On the one hand oil e~porters, mainly OPEC members, are >affected by declinine oil demand in the incustrializea countries, and produc­ tion and prices are fallinr as a result. On the ether hand, oil- impcrtine countries are beinf oblieed to recuce or control oil consumption because of the hi[h cost of oil imports relative to their eYport revenues, anc are strivine to find substitutes for oil or to develop their own oil resources whenever feasible. Since : frican economies, beinf under-developed, consume more energy per unit of output than industrialized countries, anc since they have much less score for econornizin£ on energy use, economic rrowth is held back. 2. Non-commercial enerey 127. Despite the importance of oil and other advanced forms of enerfy in the economies of African countries, the majority of the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the economic development of a country, specifically the allocation of investment and the state of various industries. It mentions the importance of job creation, export development, and industrialization, which suggests that economic growth is a primary focus. Additionally, the text touches on the energy sector, which is a crucial aspect of any economy.

**Category**
Economic development, Industry