| Abstract: | While the office economy has been studied extensively in the advanced industrial nation, it has been overlooked in the context of the developing country. Based on a case-study of Tunis it is shown how the growth of office activities in the central area has exacerbated the planning problems of the city's core. Planning policies designed to control the rate of office growth in the central area and encourage its suburban decentralization have been introduced. However, achievements to date on either of these two aims have been limited, reflecting political, administrative and fiscal problems which limit the effectiveness of planning in the city as a whole. |
