国际战略研究中心-突尼斯（英文）-2021.5-16页.pdfVIP

T UNISIA n December 20 20, authorities in Sidi Bou- zid planned a ceremony to commemorate the I 10-year anniversary of Mohammed Bouazizi’s self-immolation. The fruit vendor’s protest against harassment from local officials had ignited nationwide protests which swept Tunisia’s aging dictator from power and catalyzed protests from Morocco to Bahrain. A decade later, Tunisia’s democratic revolution is considered the only success story of the Arab Spring. 38 But w h en crowds march ed through t h e GOV ERNA NC E streets of Sidi Bouzid last December, they S USTA I NA B L E The Tunisian STAT ES were n ot cel ebrat ing t h e success of t h e O F S ERV ICE g ov e r n m e nt T UNIS IA r ev ol ut i on . In st ea d, t h ey ch a nt e d a n d rapidly in- DELIV ERY shout ed, railing against unempl oy ment, creased the poor services, and the lack of local devel- provision of utilities in the last half-cen- opment.107 After a decade of failed prom- tury, but regional disparities endure. The state sought to expand its authority in Tu- ises, th e people of Sidi Bouzid returned nisia in the second half of the twentieth to the street to call for a new rev olution. century and extended utilit