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Protesters demonstrate against the level of unemployment in Tunis. Apr. 7, 2012. Police scuffled with demonstrators as the moderate Islamist government has been criticized by the opposition for doing too little to revitalize Tunisia's economy.

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Analysis & Opinions - Jadaliyya

Democracy Promotion after the 'Jasmine Revolution': A Dispatch from Tunis

| June 5, 2012

"Michael Miller, a political scientist at Australia National University, has convincing new research that shows that economic growth in democracies is a key factor that determines if other countries in the world democratize. In other words, Tunisia's economy matters not only for its democratic future, but also for the future of other countries, in the Middle East and beyond."