Abstract

The Tunisian economic facts after the so-called the Arab spring or social revolution have been marketed by numerous fluctuations and radical changes in the general situation of the management of the administrative affairs of the country. The most prominent of these facts, including the series of chaotic sit-ins and the political and security instability that has increased from 2011 to 2018, note in particular the emergence of the phenomenon of terrorism and assassinations. These negative results are too the expensive cost of the Tunisian national economy, which has been directed, affected by all vital sectors of the country’s economy, especially the tourism, trade and investment sectors. In addition, the increase in excessive wages during the first three years following the revolution and the increasing number of random sit-ins that led to the cessation of the production in the Gafsa phosphate mine and the failure to work for most of the public servants represented negative factors that led to a decline in productivity and an increase in the financial and trade deficit. Thus, the budget deficit and the accumulation of indebtedness represent the main obstacle to achieving social and economic stability.

Highlights

  • The economic transition from 1987 to 2010 was marked by remarkable achievements in the development of infrastructure and economic development of Tunisia, with international recognition of the most important international institutions, led by the World Bank, the international monetary fund and institutions of notation

  • According to the statistical indicators used in the methodology of analysis of previous economic events, especially between 2011 and 2013, most shows that there is a crisis in the general economic situation, so that events have worsened compared to the period before the revolution

  • Most economic indicators indicate the accumulation of the budget deficit in a bottom-up format

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Summary

Introduction

The economic transition from 1987 to 2010 was marked by remarkable achievements in the development of infrastructure and economic development of Tunisia, with international recognition of the most important international institutions, led by the World Bank, the international monetary fund and institutions of notation. During a short time and after seven years of this revolution, which reversed the last regime, six governments were named These political disturbances and governmental instability have contributed to the deterioration of the economic situations and social instability. As he had recourse to the borrowing from the institutions of Bretton Woods or the world financial markets to refund the domestic debt and the exemption of the wages or the indebtedness to recover the preceding debts These factors have accumulated, the budget deficit has increased and the exacerbation of the debt have complicated the things, in particular the trade and economic with the permanent partners such as the European Union and the United States of America. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Tunisian macroeconomic system during the post-revolutionary?

Impact of the Sit-Ins and Terrorism on the Tunisian National Economy
Lack of Productivity and Wage Increases
Macro-Economic Tunisian after the Arab Spring Revolution
Advantages
Disadvantages
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