Nestled in Tunisia’s capital, the Spain Street market operates as an informal one, offering affordable goods to the working classes while vendors enduring daily encounters with the police. Behind this apparent chaos lies a tightly organized system sustained by tribal solidarity. What attracts these vendors to Spain Street? Why did they choose this location over others? What led them here? Inkyfada delves into this realm through the study “The Spain Street market or the essence of a street economy in Tunisia” published in October 2022 by the Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights (FTDES).


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