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Economic and Political Change in Tunisia : From Bourguiba to Ben Ali
Economic and Political Change in Tunisia From Bourguiba to Ben Ali Author:Emma C. Murphy This book examines the processes of economic and political reform in Tunisia, placing the current policies of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali within their historical context. Emma Murphy develops a theoretical understanding of the relationship between economic liberalization and political change in the Arab world, developing the concept of the disarticu... more »lation of the corporatist state and concluding that, despite efforts at democratization, an authoritarian political system is a more likely successor in the era of economic transformation.« less