Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/97118 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2014/074
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
In this scooping paper on the Tunisian economy we review the historical background of the economy which has undergone substantial structural change since independence in 1956. In particular we emphasize that past record of consistent growth has often masked inequality, regional disparities and high unemployment rates among educated youth. We then evaluate the performance of the manufacturing industry over the past five decades in terms of exports, production and foreign direct investment. We conclude with a review of the main industrial policies undertaken by the government since independence.
Subjects: 
exports
manufacturing
industrial policy
Tunisia
JEL: 
F10
L60
O25
O55
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9230-795-0
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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