Kais Saied’s economic experiment has failed Tunisia
- On the eve of the January 14, 2011 revolution, Tunisia was neither an ideal democracy nor the economic “dragon” of the southern Mediterranean that official propaganda portrayed it as.
- Public and individual freedoms were restricted, clientelism was widespread, development was unequal and unbalanced, and the regime controlled everyday life with an iron grip.
- The “Tunisian model” was marked by serious imbalances, many of which helped spur the revolution.
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- On the eve of the January 14, 2011 revolution, Tunisia was neither an ideal democracy nor the economic “dragon” of the southern Mediterranean that official propaganda portrayed it as.
- Public and individual freedoms were restricted, clientelism was widespread, development was unequal and unbalanced, and the regime controlled everyday life with an iron grip.
- The “Tunisian model” was marked by serious imbalances, many of which helped spur the revolution.
Sources: Al Jazeera