With the publication of the new book on 3 May 2007 in Tunis about „Social Consensus: Disours and Practice“, the Regional program Near East / Mediterranean and its Tunisian partner AFORGHE intensify the discussion in the Maghreb about the about the ordinal-political bases of the social market economy ordering principles of the social market economy in using the examples of the social consensus and the social partnership. This publication is a further step in order to advertise for the social partnership in the Magreb and to adjust this relationship to the changing framework conditions in economies.