The Force of Obedience

Introduction

I. POWER BY CREDIT

1. Bad debts

2. Dependence through debt

II. CONSTRICTION AND ADHESION

3. A meticulous grid

4. The normalizing activity of the bureaucratic apparatus

III. NEGOTIATIONS AND CONSENSUS: THE FORCE OF 'INSIDIOUS LENIENCIES'

5. Between hidden conflictuality and the permanent search for compromise

6. Negotiated accommodation

7. The outline of the Tunisian security pact

IV. DISCIPLINE AND REFORM

8. Reformism: the 'correct training'

9. Reforms in perpetuity: the success of reformism

Conclusion