The Tunisian Revolution and the Role of Regional Development Disparities in its Outbreak(*)

Abstract

For several decades, whole regions of Tunisia were excluded from the national development process, which had focused mainly on the coastal regions. Indeed, an ongoing territorial disparity between the governorates of the country was observed. This article addresses this disparity and its relationship with the revolution of 14 January 2011.

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key Words:

Tunisian revolution

development indicators

regional disparities

Notes:

(*) Contemporary Arab Affairs, Vol. 11 No. 3, September 2018; (pp. 69-84) DOI: 10.1525/caa.2018.113004

Published By : University of California Press Journals

(**) Riadh Béchir: Institute of Arid Zones of Medenine, Medenine, Tunisia

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