Consolidating Social Protection and Labor Policy in Tunisia : Building Systems, Connecting to Jobs
Tunisia today represents a paradox: despite political progress since its 2011 revolution, wide economic and social disparities persist, threatening stability. While Tunisia has several social protection and labor programs in place, its ability to r...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25909878/consolidating-social-protection-labor-policy-tunisia-building-systems-connecting-jobs-policy-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23807 |
| Summary: | Tunisia today represents a paradox:
despite political progress since its 2011 revolution, wide
economic and social disparities persist, threatening
stability. While Tunisia has several social protection and
labor programs in place, its ability to respond to
increasing social needs is compromised by inefficiency,
fragmentation, and inequity. The objective of this note is
to evaluate the effectiveness of Tunisia’s main social
protection and labor programs and identify options for
reform through a systems-based approach. The note
accompanies the Tunisia systematic country diagnostic (2015)
with evidence on the efficiency and equity of key social
protection and labor programs. Importantly, this note
contributes new analysis on how to bolster Tunisia’s social
protection and labor programs by focusing on three main
areas of systems building: (i) financing and sustainability,
(ii) institutions and governance, and (iii) service
delivery. The note argues that without significantly
improving institutional coordination on financing and
delivery, Tunisia’s social protection and labor system will
be ill equipped to strengthen economic and social inclusion. |
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