Publication: Tunisia - Systematic Country Diagnostic: Rebuilding Trust and Meeting Aspirations for a More Prosperous and Inclusive Tunisia
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Date
2022-09-30
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2022-09-30
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World Bank
Abstract
This Systematic Country Diagnostic
(SCD) comes at critical moment in Tunisia. Since the 2011
revolution and the promulgation of a new constitution in
2014, Tunisia has been navigating a difficult political
transition. While there have been gains in poverty
reduction, public trust in government has declined sharply,
and the economy has stalled. The COVID-19 pandemic and more
recently the effects of the war in Ukraine also exacerbated
stresses on the economy, the public finances, and public
trust in government. Partly as result of these trends,
recent political events since July 25 2021 have marked a
break with the 2014 constitutional model, and created great
uncertainty regarding the future direction of Tunisia’s
transition. At the time of writing, it is still uncertain
what form Tunisia’s new political and constitutional model
will take in coming years. The Tunisia SCD takes a ten-year
view of trends in Tunisia since 2011, drawing comparisons
with other comparable countries, and suggesting possible
future pathways. The World Bank Group undertakes SCDs as a
diagnostic exercise to identify key challenges and
opportunities to accelerate progress towards rebuilding
trust and meeting citizen aspirations, and ultimately to
contribute to the World Bank Group’s twin goals of ending
absolute poverty and boosting shared prosperity in a
sustainable manner. It is intended to become a reference
point for consultations on priorities for World Bank Group
country engagement. It is also intended as a contribution to
the public debate about Tunisia’s path forward. This longer
term perspective means that the Tunisia SCD does not place a
heavy emphasis on recent events, but rather seeks to situate
them in the broader context of trends in equitable growth,
poverty reduction, and state capability.
Citation
“World Bank. 2022. Tunisia - Systematic Country Diagnostic: Rebuilding Trust and Meeting Aspirations for a More Prosperous and Inclusive Tunisia. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38297 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”