International Forum on Reviving Role of State During Transition Period in Maghrebian Countries.

Sfax, 26 February 2015(Lana) The international 'forum on Revitalizing Role of State During Transition Period in Maghrebian Countries' was convened in the Tunisian city of Sfax on Wednesday. The conference, in which economic social experts from Tunisia, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, Algeria and Morocco are taking part, is being convened with the aim of reassessing the role of state in the development of a new economic model that cater for social justice and equality. Participants were scheduled to discuss several topics including restrictions imposed by foreign institutions like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on economic and social policies in developing countries, and the proper reforms needed to achieve an alternative development model in the South Mediterranean Arab states. In the first day of the conference, 16 presentations were made on the concept of state, democracy, active governance and development, and reviving of the role of state and partnership in the public sector. The conference is held under the auspices of the Tunisian Research Association for Social and Economic Development. =Lana=