Tunisia : Systematic Country Diagnostic

The Tunisia Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) seeks to identify the challenges and opportunities to achieve the twin goals of reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity in a sustainable way. This SCD takes into account Tunisia’s historical s...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
OIL
CPI
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24739591/tunisia-systematic-country-diagnostic
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23112
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topic TARIFFS
SOCIAL COSTS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
FISH
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
DISPOSABLE INCOME
CARBON
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
EXPECTATIONS
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
PRODUCERS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
PRICE SETTING
LABOR FORCE
EMISSIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
REVENUES
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
INCENTIVES
EQUILIBRIUM
MODELS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
AUDITS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
PRESENT VALUE
FISCAL POLICIES
EXPLOITATION
ARABLE LAND
LABOR COSTS
WATER PRICING
AIR POLLUTION
OIL
TRADEOFFS
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
NATURAL CAPITAL
POPULATION GROWTH
CAPITAL FORMATION
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
OPTIONS
EXTERNALITIES
SUSTAINABLE WATER
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
DEBT
LAND DEGRADATION
POLLUTION
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
FORESTRY
WELFARE GAINS
ECONOMIC POLICIES
AQUIFERS
PRICE SUBSIDIES
DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH
POLICY DECISIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBSIDIES
EFFICIENCY
RANGELANDS
TAXES
CANCER
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
RESOURCES
UNEMPLOYMENT
DEREGULATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
EQUITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
CONSUMPTION
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
WAGES
CLIMATE CHANGE
VALUES
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
COMPLIANCE COSTS
MARKET PRICES
PRICE DIFFERENCES
CREDIT
PURCHASING POWER
DEMAND
CPI
NATIONAL INCOME
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ENVIRONMENTS
EXPENDITURES
PROPERTY
DECISION MAKING
ECONOMIC RENTS
TAX RATES
ENVIRONMENT
SOIL DEGRADATION
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
ECONOMIC SITUATION
OLIGOPOLIES
ECONOMICS
WASTE DISPOSAL
MARKET COMPETITION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC FACTORS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TRADE
LAND
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
DRINKING WATER
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
COAL
FARMS
DECISION–MAKING
MARKET POWER
WATER POLLUTION
REVENUE
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
PRIVATE CONSUMPTION
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT
LIVING CONDITIONS
TAX REFORM
PRICE VARIATIONS
ACCELERATOR
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
PROFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL
LABOR MARKETS
PRICES
DEMOGRAPHICS
OIL SECTOR
ECONOMIES
PRODUCTION PROCESSES
COMPETITION
spellingShingle TARIFFS
SOCIAL COSTS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
FISH
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
DISPOSABLE INCOME
CARBON
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
EXPECTATIONS
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
PRODUCERS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
PRICE SETTING
LABOR FORCE
EMISSIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
REVENUES
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
INCENTIVES
EQUILIBRIUM
MODELS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
AUDITS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
PRESENT VALUE
FISCAL POLICIES
EXPLOITATION
ARABLE LAND
LABOR COSTS
WATER PRICING
AIR POLLUTION
OIL
TRADEOFFS
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
NATURAL CAPITAL
POPULATION GROWTH
CAPITAL FORMATION
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
OPTIONS
EXTERNALITIES
SUSTAINABLE WATER
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
DEBT
LAND DEGRADATION
POLLUTION
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
FORESTRY
WELFARE GAINS
ECONOMIC POLICIES
AQUIFERS
PRICE SUBSIDIES
DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH
POLICY DECISIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBSIDIES
EFFICIENCY
RANGELANDS
TAXES
CANCER
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
RESOURCES
UNEMPLOYMENT
DEREGULATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
EQUITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
CONSUMPTION
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
WAGES
CLIMATE CHANGE
VALUES
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
COMPLIANCE COSTS
MARKET PRICES
PRICE DIFFERENCES
CREDIT
PURCHASING POWER
DEMAND
CPI
NATIONAL INCOME
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ENVIRONMENTS
EXPENDITURES
PROPERTY
DECISION MAKING
ECONOMIC RENTS
TAX RATES
ENVIRONMENT
SOIL DEGRADATION
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
ECONOMIC SITUATION
OLIGOPOLIES
ECONOMICS
WASTE DISPOSAL
MARKET COMPETITION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC FACTORS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TRADE
LAND
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
DRINKING WATER
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
COAL
FARMS
DECISION–MAKING
MARKET POWER
WATER POLLUTION
REVENUE
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
PRIVATE CONSUMPTION
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT
LIVING CONDITIONS
TAX REFORM
PRICE VARIATIONS
ACCELERATOR
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
PROFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL
LABOR MARKETS
PRICES
DEMOGRAPHICS
OIL SECTOR
ECONOMIES
PRODUCTION PROCESSES
COMPETITION
World Bank Group
Tunisia : Systematic Country Diagnostic
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Tunisia
relation Systematic Country Diagnostic;
description The Tunisia Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) seeks to identify the challenges and opportunities to achieve the twin goals of reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity in a sustainable way. This SCD takes into account Tunisia’s historical sociopolitical context and the political economy of past reforms to provide the context for the challenges and opportunities that exist today to make progress toward the twin goals. The economic policies of the two decades preceding the 2011 revolution delivered widely recognized achievements, including growth rates above the regional average, impressive progress in human development indicators and reduced poverty. However, they failed to address, and even exacerbated, the deep-rooted distortions in the economy that closed the channels, in particular, productive employment and job creation, for a more equal and inclusive society. These distortions were also grounded in a tightly controlled social and political space that favored the elite while repressing others. This development model proved to be economically and socially unsustainable. With a new constitution adopted in 2014 and a democratically-elected government established in 2015, there is today an unprecedented window of opportunity for Tunisia to embark on deep structural reforms to open the channels conducive to a more equal and inclusive society and put the country on a path of more sustainable development. The SCD identifies key opportunities to build on Tunisia’s multiple strengths and economic potential to help guide future development policies. It highlights the importance of social and political stability (as well as domestic security) as prerequisites for critical reforms to be undertaken, as well as the importance of voice, transparency, and accountability in all economic and institutional spheres for those reforms to be sustainable.
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title Tunisia : Systematic Country Diagnostic
title_short Tunisia : Systematic Country Diagnostic
title_full Tunisia : Systematic Country Diagnostic
title_fullStr Tunisia : Systematic Country Diagnostic
title_full_unstemmed Tunisia : Systematic Country Diagnostic
title_sort tunisia : systematic country diagnostic
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24739591/tunisia-systematic-country-diagnostic
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23112
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spelling okr-10986-231122021-04-23T14:04:12Z Tunisia : Systematic Country Diagnostic World Bank Group TARIFFS SOCIAL COSTS CAPITAL MARKETS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES FISH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES UNEMPLOYMENT RATES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION WASTE MANAGEMENT DISPOSABLE INCOME CARBON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPECTATIONS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES PRODUCERS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE ALLOCATION PRICE SETTING LABOR FORCE EMISSIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY REVENUES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC EFFECTS INCENTIVES EQUILIBRIUM MODELS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUDITS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS PRESENT VALUE FISCAL POLICIES EXPLOITATION ARABLE LAND LABOR COSTS WATER PRICING AIR POLLUTION OIL TRADEOFFS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS NATURAL CAPITAL POPULATION GROWTH CAPITAL FORMATION LABOR PRODUCTIVITY OPTIONS EXTERNALITIES SUSTAINABLE WATER BARRIERS TO ENTRY DEBT LAND DEGRADATION POLLUTION CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS FORESTRY WELFARE GAINS ECONOMIC POLICIES AQUIFERS PRICE SUBSIDIES DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH POLICY DECISIONS NATURAL RESOURCES SUBSIDIES EFFICIENCY RANGELANDS TAXES CANCER ACCESS TO INFORMATION RESOURCES UNEMPLOYMENT DEREGULATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION EQUITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH CONSUMPTION ECONOMIC IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION WAGES CLIMATE CHANGE VALUES ELECTRICITY DEMAND COMPLIANCE COSTS MARKET PRICES PRICE DIFFERENCES CREDIT PURCHASING POWER DEMAND CPI NATIONAL INCOME SUSTAINABLE GROWTH PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ELECTRICITY GENERATION ENVIRONMENTS EXPENDITURES PROPERTY DECISION MAKING ECONOMIC RENTS TAX RATES ENVIRONMENT SOIL DEGRADATION CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ECONOMIC SITUATION OLIGOPOLIES ECONOMICS WASTE DISPOSAL MARKET COMPETITION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE LAND ECONOMIES OF SCALE DRINKING WATER CONSUMPTION PATTERNS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION COAL FARMS DECISION–MAKING MARKET POWER WATER POLLUTION REVENUE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE PRIVATE CONSUMPTION HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RISK MANAGEMENT LIVING CONDITIONS TAX REFORM PRICE VARIATIONS ACCELERATOR INTERMEDIATE INPUTS PROFITS ENVIRONMENTAL LABOR MARKETS PRICES DEMOGRAPHICS OIL SECTOR ECONOMIES PRODUCTION PROCESSES COMPETITION The Tunisia Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) seeks to identify the challenges and opportunities to achieve the twin goals of reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity in a sustainable way. This SCD takes into account Tunisia’s historical sociopolitical context and the political economy of past reforms to provide the context for the challenges and opportunities that exist today to make progress toward the twin goals. The economic policies of the two decades preceding the 2011 revolution delivered widely recognized achievements, including growth rates above the regional average, impressive progress in human development indicators and reduced poverty. However, they failed to address, and even exacerbated, the deep-rooted distortions in the economy that closed the channels, in particular, productive employment and job creation, for a more equal and inclusive society. These distortions were also grounded in a tightly controlled social and political space that favored the elite while repressing others. This development model proved to be economically and socially unsustainable. With a new constitution adopted in 2014 and a democratically-elected government established in 2015, there is today an unprecedented window of opportunity for Tunisia to embark on deep structural reforms to open the channels conducive to a more equal and inclusive society and put the country on a path of more sustainable development. The SCD identifies key opportunities to build on Tunisia’s multiple strengths and economic potential to help guide future development policies. It highlights the importance of social and political stability (as well as domestic security) as prerequisites for critical reforms to be undertaken, as well as the importance of voice, transparency, and accountability in all economic and institutional spheres for those reforms to be sustainable. 2015-11-20T21:44:54Z 2015-11-20T21:44:54Z 2015-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24739591/tunisia-systematic-country-diagnostic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23112 English en_US Systematic Country Diagnostic; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Country Focus :: Country Assistance Strategy Document Middle East and North Africa Tunisia