Tunisia - Development Policy Review : Towards Innovation-driven Growth

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:25:36Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:25:36Z
dc.date	2010-01-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:44:41Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:44:41Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20101212224732
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2955
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243309
dc.description	Tunisia must move from a low value-added and low cost economy to a higher value-added, knowledge intensive economy in order to significantly reduce unemployment, its overriding challenge. This Development Policy Review (DPR) provides a discussion of the key issues and challenges that are involved in achieving this goal. Towards this end, it discusses trade integration, innovation policies and enabling environment reforms (macro stability, economic regulation and governance, financial sector and labor market reforms and capital account opening) that could facilitate the structural transformation of the economy. The DPR is organized as follows: chapter one reviews growth and employment outcomes and challenges; chapter two discusses the rationale for increasing the pace of structural transformation of the economy in order to boost growth and reduce unemployment; chapter three examines the strengths and weaknesses of Tunisia's innovation system and strategies and proposes reform options in light of the international experience; chapter four discusses key aspects of Tunisia's global integration that could further contribute to innovation and productivity growth; chapters five discusses the key improvement in the enabling environment needed to support innovation and productivity growth (economic regulation, education sector reforms, financial sector reforms and labor market); finally, chapter six discusses structural transformation issues in natural resource-intensive sectors and examine the specific sectoral reforms needed to address the trade-offs between several objectives, including growth and natural resources preservation.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subject	AGE GROUP
dc.subject	AGE GROUPS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES
dc.subject	AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	BANKING SYSTEM
dc.subject	BARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subject	BENCHMARKING
dc.subject	BORROWING
dc.subject	CAPITAL ACCOUNT
dc.subject	CAPITAL ACCOUNT LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	CAPITAL MARKET
dc.subject	CAPITAL USE
dc.subject	CENTRAL BANK
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE PRESSURE
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	COMPLEX TASK
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subject	CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subject	CURRENCY
dc.subject	DEBT
dc.subject	DEBT INSTRUMENTS
dc.subject	DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject	DISMISSAL
dc.subject	DOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subject	DRIVERS
dc.subject	EARNING
dc.subject	ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CRISES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC EXPANSION
dc.subject	ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	ECONOMIC REGULATION
dc.subject	ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
dc.subject	EFFECTIVE USE
dc.subject	ELASTICITY
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT SITUATION
dc.subject	ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	ENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subject	EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	EQUIPMENTS
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS
dc.subject	EXOGENOUS SHOCKS
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	EXPORT MARKETS
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	EXTERNAL FINANCE
dc.subject	EXTERNALITIES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subject	FIRM LEVEL
dc.subject	FIRM SURVEY
dc.subject	FIRM-LEVEL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	FISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subject	FISCAL POLICIES
dc.subject	FIXED COSTS
dc.subject	FIXED INTEREST
dc.subject	FIXED INTEREST RATE
dc.subject	FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subject	FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FREE TRADE
dc.subject	FUND MANAGERS
dc.subject	FUTURE LABOR
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROWTH RATE
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	INCOME GROWTH
dc.subject	INFANT MORTALITY
dc.subject	INFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subject	INNOVATION
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subject	INTEREST PAYMENTS
dc.subject	INTEREST RATE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	INVENTORY
dc.subject	INVESTMENT BANK
dc.subject	INVESTMENT FUND
dc.subject	JOB CREATION
dc.subject	JOB SEEKERS
dc.subject	JOB VACANCY
dc.subject	JOBS
dc.subject	LABOR COST
dc.subject	LABOR DEMAND
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET REFORMS
dc.subject	LABOR MOBILITY
dc.subject	LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	LABOR REGULATION
dc.subject	LABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LABOUR
dc.subject	LABOUR MARKET
dc.subject	LAYOFFS
dc.subject	LEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	LIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subject	LINES OF CREDIT
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY
dc.subject	LIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subject	LOCAL CURRENCY
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subject	MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subject	MARKET COMPETITION
dc.subject	MARKET DISCIPLINE
dc.subject	MARKET PRICES
dc.subject	MARKET REGULATOR
dc.subject	MATHEMATICS
dc.subject	MINIMUM WAGE
dc.subject	MONETARY FUND
dc.subject	MORAL HAZARD
dc.subject	NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NON-PERFORMING LOANS
dc.subject	NPL
dc.subject	OIL
dc.subject	OPEN ECONOMY
dc.subject	PARTIAL PRIVATIZATION
dc.subject	PATENTS
dc.subject	PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subject	PER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subject	POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject	POLICY RESPONSE
dc.subject	PORTFOLIO
dc.subject	PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	POTENTIAL INVESTORS
dc.subject	PRICE FIXING
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIVATE FIRMS
dc.subject	PRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PRIVATE INVESTORS
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRODUCT MARKET
dc.subject	PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subject	PRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY GAP
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject	PROPERTY RIGHT
dc.subject	PUBLIC DEBT
dc.subject	PUBLIC FUND
dc.subject	PUBLIC GOOD
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject	REAL GDP
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	RETURN
dc.subject	RISK SHARING
dc.subject	SAFETY
dc.subject	SAFETY NET
dc.subject	SALARIED EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	SALARIED WORKERS
dc.subject	SEASONAL WORKERS
dc.subject	SERVANTS
dc.subject	SEVERANCE PAY
dc.subject	SKILL UPGRADING
dc.subject	SKILLED LABOR
dc.subject	SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	STOCK MARKET
dc.subject	STRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subject	SURVIVAL RATE
dc.subject	TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subject	TARIFF REVENUES
dc.subject	TAX
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TERMS OF TRADE
dc.subject	TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject	TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	TRADEOFFS
dc.subject	TRADING
dc.subject	TRAINING CENTERS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	VALUE ADDED
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subject	WAGE EARNER
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WORKER
dc.subject	YOUTH LABOR
dc.title	Tunisia - Development Policy Review : Towards Innovation-driven Growth
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Development Policy Review (DPR)
dc.coverage	Middle East and North Africa
dc.coverage	Tunisia