The land in the Algerian city. The example of Skikda — H. Nemouchi 88 The land questions always constituted a particularly complex. In Algeria, since the independence, the state policy consisted in controlling rights of access to land. The political choices which resulted from this policy were not necessarily in agreement with social logics. This resulted in land speculation, abuse of power, social inequalities as far as land resources distribution is concerned in addition to the rise of clientelism. The city of Skikda offer a reading of land policy in Algeria since forty years.