Tunisia: Progress Through Moderation; Economic and Social Equality Go Hand-in-Hand in Tunisia's Goods and Services-Oriented Economy From: The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs | Date: May 31, 1999| Author: | Copyright American Educational Trust May 31, 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

TUNISIA: Progress Through Moderation; Economic and Social Equality Go Hand-in-Hand in Tunisia's Goods and Services-Oriented Economy

It may take the first-time visitor to Tunisia's capital a few days to notice what the city lacks -- a multitude of Mercedes, for one thing. For another, the presence of homeless people so common now to American cities. When one begins to look more closely at the character of Tunis one senses a pervasive egalitarianism among its citizens that extends to their possessions and, even more importantly, to their relationships and transactions as well.

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