Ben Ali's "New Tunisia" (1987 - 2009) : a case study of authoritarian modernization in the Arab world / Steffen Erdle. Berlin : Schwarz, 2010
Content
PDF Front cover
PDF Title page
PDF Dedication
PDF 7 Table of Contents.
PDF 11 Acknowledgements.
PDF 13 I. Introduction
PDF 55 II. The First Republic, 1956 - 1987: Evolution And Crisis Of An Authoritarian Regime
PDF 55 1. Tunisia at th Crossroads: The Moment of Independence
PDF 61 2. The Political Evolution of the Bourguibist Republic
PDF 61 A) First Phase, 1956 - 1960: Landmark Choices
PDF 69 B) Second Phase, 1961 - 1969: Collectivist Experiment
PDF 76 C) Third Phase, 1970 - 1980: The Infitâh Period
PDF 85 D) Fourth Phase, 1981- 1987: Fire Fighting
PDF 87 3. The Root Causes of the System Crisis
PDF 94 III. The Second Republic, 1987 - 2009: Redefinition And Change Of An Authoritarian Regime
PDF 94 1. The 'Velvet Revolution' of 7 November: Back to the Future?
PDF 97 2. The Three Phases of Ben Ali's ' New Regime'
PDF 97 A) The First Phase, 1987 - 1989: The 'Tunisian Spring '
PDF 104 B) The Second Phase, 1990 - 1995: The Autoritarian Turnaround
PDF 117 C) The Third Phase, 1996 - 2009: Authoritarian Reconfiguration
PDF 135 3. Ben Al's 'New Era': 'Old Wine in New Bottles'?
PDF 139 IV. The New Ruling Elites: The Technocrazation And Makhzenization of Power
PDF 139 1. The Presidency: The Power Station of the 'System Ben Ali'
PDF 149 2. The State Bureaucracy: Implementing Policy
PDF 157 3. The Destour: Communicating Policy
PDF 164 4. The Parliament: Simulating Democracy
PDF 170 5. The Judiciary: Upholding Legality
PDF 172 6. Ben Ali's 'New regime': Techno-bureaucratic Gouvernance, Neopatrimonial Rule
PDF 186 V. Economic Intermediary Elites: The Reconfiguration Of The Old Ruling Coalition
PDF 186 1. The Public Sector: From Regulator to Facilitator
PDF 196 2. The Private Sector: From Client to Patron
PDF 203 3. The Employers' Organizations: From Transmission Belt to Driving Force
PDF 208 4. The Labor Unions: From Counter-Weight to Mouthpiece
PDF 216 5. The Professional Associations: Influence beyond Politics
PDF 217 6. The Reconstitution of the Ruling Coalition: From 'State to Market', from 'Plan to Plan'
PDF 230 VI. Political Contesting Elites: The Unraveling Of The Anti-Bourguibist Opposition Movement
PDF 230 1. Political Opposition Parties: 'Divided they fall'
PDF 250 2. Civil Society Organizations: 'Walking the Line'
PDF 259 3. Political Micro-Entrepreneurs:'Occupying the Niche'
PDF 265 4. Tunisian Conteting Elites: Disintegration from Within, Deconstruction from Above
PDF 277 VII. The Re-Invention Of Authoritarism: From Single Party Rule To 'Guided Democracy'
PDF 277 1. La 'Tunisianité: Ex Oriente or Ex Occidente Lux?
PDF 281 2. The 'Politics of Culture': Change and Continuity
PDF 287 3. The 'Republic of Tomorrow': Change and Continuity
PDF 295 4. The Institutionalization of Political Pluralism
PDF 300 5. The Neutralization of the Public Arena
PDF 305 6. The Establishment of a Police State
PDF 308 7. 'Democracy à la Tunisienne': Representation without Competition
PDF 323 VIII. The Political Economy Of The 'New Era': From The Direct Regulation To Indirect Control
PDF 323 1. The Comeback of the Market: Transition by Design or by Default?
PDF 326 2. Change of Paradigms or Change of Tactics? The Economic Strategy of the Benalist Regime
PDF 332 3. Reforming the Public Sector: The Politics of Disengagement
PDF 340 4. Strengthening Private Business: The Politics of Industrialization
PDF 353 5. Maintaining Social Cohesion: The Politics of Welfarism
PDF 357 6. Emerging Market or Economic Mirage? The Ambivalent Political Economy of a Patrimonial Capitalist System
PDF 374 IX. Enganging With Globalization: From Cold War Ally To Neo-Liberal Role Model
PDF 374 1. Back to the Umma: The Quest fora Viable Regional Order
PDF 380 2. From Autarky to Integration: The Globalist Turnabout of the Early 1990s
PDF 384 3. 'Tunisia takes the Plunge'. From Marakesh to Barcelona
PDF 400 4. 'Tunisia takes the Lead': The New International Marketing Strategies of the Ben Ali Regime
PDF 406 5. From 'Cold War Ally' to 'Neo-Liberal Sucess Story': The Political Reconversion of a Semi-Rentier State
PDF 420 X. Conclusion: A Case Study Of Authoritarian Modernization
PDF 462 XI. Appendix
PDF Back cover