 The first, and most prominent argument among Western journalists is that the riots stemmed from recent economic troubles in the country.The rising prices, the high rate of unemployment among youth and the measures of austerity announced by the government nourished the desire to express their discontent.Between 1985 and 1987, the unemployment rate increased rapidly from 658, 000 to 1, 200, 000 while the unemployment rate was anticipated to reach 31.7% of the population by the year 2000.