Posted by oecdecoscope. La croissance économique tarde néanmoins à redémarrer. Des facteurs spécifiques et temporaires ont pesé, notamment la faible croissance des marchés traditionnels d’exportation, des tensions sociales, la détérioration de la sécurité dans la région et la crise libyenne. La hausse du nombre de fonctionnaires et des salaires publics a soutenu temporairement la demande mais s’est traduite par une dérive des comptes publics, des équilibres externes et une montée de l’inflation. Pour relancer l’activité, la création d’emplois de qualité et la réduction des inégalités, il faut maintenant donner la priorité à la mise en œuvre des réformes structurelles. Plus...

Posted by oecdecoscope. Tunisia is firmly committed to a process of democratisation that needs underpinning by economic reforms in order to guarantee an improved standard of living for all Tunisians. 
There has been a significant increase in citizens’ capacity to participate in political life, and female representation in parliament is higher than in most OECD and emerging countries. More...

Posted by oecdecoscope. Inequality and relative poverty in Israel remain high, particularly among Arab-Israelis and Haredim (Ultra-Orthodox). Israel’s social policy follows a “welfare-to-work” approach to tackle poverty in order to avoid measures that may harm work incentives among the Haredi, who value the time dedicated to religious studies, and the Arabs, who have cultural barriers to female employment. The government’s strategy of encouraging employment among previously non-working families has met with substantial success. The Israeli labour market has improved markedly, and more and more Haredim and Israeli-Arabs have been able to find jobs. Moreover, the average real income of poor households has risen by almost 3% annually in the last six years, while the average annual real income of wealthier households has increased by only 2.2%. More...