Tsourapas, Gerasimos (2013) 'The Other Side of a Neoliberal Miracle: Economic Reform and Political De-Liberalization in Ben Ali's Tunisia.' Mediterranean Politics, 18 (1). pp. 23-41.
Abstract
Employing a Gramscian framework this analysis argues that economic liberalization in Tunisia under Zine El Abidine Ben Ali allowed for a deeper penetration of state power into society, introducing novel modes of control during a climate of economic uncertainty which, labelled an ‘economic miracle’, was to be defended at all costs. It examines two institutions central to the reform process – the Tunisian Solidarity Bank and the National Solidary Fund – making the argument that, by associating the ‘miracle’ discourse with a variety of pre-existing narratives, the regime ensured compliance, invalidated dissent and prolonged its repressive grip on power.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Legacy Departments > Faculty of Law and Social Sciences > Department of Politics and International Studies |
| ISSN: | 13629395 |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.1080/13629395.2012.761475 |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2014 09:35 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/18947 |
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