The 1980’s marked a turning point for Morocco’s political system. Up to then, Moroccos primary focus was on keeping the country together and to consolidate their state institutions and very little importance was given to sound economic policy (Ali, Ben 2007). In 1982 the financial crisis helped in sparking interest in their economic issues leading to adjutments in the structure of liberalization and privatisation in order to get foreign direct investments (FDI). The reforms were aimed at trade and credit and they took away import quotas and tariff rates were reduced to create a better environment for FDI that required guarantees for property and contract rights (IFIs), such as the International Monetary Fund, who gave the country …show more content…
(Mouden 1998) argues the first and most vital effects of modification was that it made economics more important in the political governing in Morocco. Thus far, this pattern and order in Morocco is secure, thanks mostly to foreign tension and incentives putting a premium on stability and economic development.
Most of the growth in Morocco can be attributed to outstanding agricultural production a much higher growth than industry and services 7. The biggest issue is theree is disparate growth level because agriculture only contributes partially to creating stable jobs because agriculture production is made to domestic consumption and teh recession in Eurpoe, moroccoan exports fell drastically in 2009. Another issues of the global economic crisis has been the reduction in the flux of migrants remittances and in the rents deriving from tourism. Regarding energy, Morocco is rich in agricultural resources and phosphates but is in constant need of energy. It is a net importer of enery and heavily depneds on it. This makes for a fragile state for Morocco’s economy and is expected to increase in the future because of growing urbanization. 9
Unemployment is a critical issues for Morocco and its road to development. The quality of employment is mostly poor, especially in the country12. Morocco faces a problem that many other countries face and that is the rate of unemployed graduate
Watching a video of a dance piece called “The Moroccan Project,” choreographed by Alonzo King was quite impressive. Living in San Francisco and taking dance classes brought me to Lines Ballet which is King’s dance studio. I have seen a great deal of different types of dance at the studio waiting for my Ballet classes and there are some great dancers. It comes as no surprise that Alonzo would have such great dancers. It appears that Alonzo King is exploring different cultures in dance in Contemporary Ballet. His near-perfect choreography is articulate, passionate, and graceful- he brings diversity in dance to San Francisco and other parts of the world. This piece articulates the expression of the two dancers coming together yet dancing apart at times- it is a fusion of several different types of dances into one using video editing to create a story about the coming together of two individuals.
Morocco is rich in mineral deposits and the third largest phosphate rock producers. Morocco has vast reserves of phosphate rocks, copper, cobalt, anthracite coal, silver, gold, iron ore, zinc, manganese etc. The quality of water in the areas surrounding mining sites is compromised during and after the mining with harmful agents such as Arsenic (As), Lead (Pb), Zinc(Zn) etc.Due to this water pollution and the fact that water resources are limited, a large number of people and livestock in villages close to the mining sites are affected with serious life threatening diseases. In such areas thirty percent of the wastewater that is untreated is discharged directly into natural water bodies. As an example, the Sebou basin that constitutes
Egypt has long been seen as a place rich in tradition and culture. With specific respect to Siwa, a region in the country, this was very much true when it was discovered by an investor in 1995, who described it as untouched by time. Despite its recent rocky revolution, Egypt has strived to place itself in a position to be a model not just for Africa, but for the whole of the Arab World, and has done so by promoting freedoms and encouraging foreign investment through various liberal policies. This has helped alleviate the country's employment problem, but much remains to be done, and not all reforms have been wholly positive. The paragraphs below will focus further on the Siwa region, and the specific project which it entails, and will discuss the objectives of the project introduced here, as well as pertinent issues and how they have and will affect the country.
On 29th of April the Dey of Algiers, Husayn, stuck the French consul Pierre Deval in the face with afly-swatter. This insult of the representative of France in the regency started a crisis in relations betweeen these two countries as a result of which the French stumbled upon one of its most important colonial ventures.
The execution of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and MENA's economies have surpassed world development. In the interim, Saudi's non-oil division has conveyed quickening development rates as the economy differentiates. Supported by hearty GDP development and macroeconomic security, shopper certainty is well over the provincial normal. Developing private credit and expanded open uses on framework and different activities give a wide premise to powerful open doors over the Middle East, however in Saudi Arabia these are interpreting into especially solid and maintained development in household request. KSA itself has never been more dedicated to supporting financial development. Powerful development in government incomes is supporting twofold digit increments in government consumptions on social, base, and other ventures. Maybe significantly more critical in the long haul, an undeniably deregulated and focused financial environment is supporting a blast of business arrangement as the private area plays an inexorably noticeable part in the economy (AT&T
Being married to one or more women has been very popular in the past. Many countries give the permission to marry one or more women including Morocco. The idea behind this habits is to boost the chance of having boys to carry the name of the father over the time. In fact, the idea of marrying more than one person is not only limited to man but also for women . Women can also marry several man at the same time and we call this Polyandry. Polyandry is very rare comparing to polygamy simply because by definition polyandry exists only in two part in the world. On the other hand, Polygamy was the only solution to protect the human kind from from extinction and garantee the continuity
Colonialism is a cultural phenomenon that traces back hundreds of years and has affected nearly every region in the world. The effects of colonialism have significantly affected the countries of the Arab world and the Middle East. The 1800 's were known as the "colonial era", and most of the occupation in the Middle East took place during that era. While we are supposedly living in the days of "post colonialism”, there are still signs of colonization evident in the Arab world today. Throughout the readings of Fatima Mernissi and Ahdaf Soueif, the reader comes across the theme of colonization. The British colonization of Egypt is very similar to the French colonization of Morocco during the 19th century. Despite the negative connotations imperialism has in history, after reading the novels, in the long run colonization has given more opportunities to the lives of Egyptians and Moroccans, especially women, in the terms of individual freedom.
Lyautey and his successors believed that a railway system spanning the country was essential for further economic development because “the automobile is a last resort that we are glad to have, but it will never constitute true commercial transport.” As a result, the first commercial railway linking the cities of Rabat and Casablanca was constructed in 1911 and the planning, in a joint effort by the French and Spanish, to build a railway linking Tangier, the international city, and Fez was underway by 1912. More railways were built, linking other Moroccan cities until the development of Morocco’s own railway corporation, called the Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF). The French might have initially built the railroad system in Morocco to further economically benefit them by linking mining sites and ports. Today, however, these extensive economic developments ranging from roads to ports to railroads are increasingly benefiting the Moroccan people. This is another example of the strong and positive French influence that can be seen in the Moroccan economy today. Not only is the Moroccan government continuing in the tracks of its colonizers by further developing their initial projects, but it is also cooperating with them to further expand economic activity in
plains including the snow crowned classic Atlas range which shuts off or cools the heated
United States has always been described as the land of opportunity and freedom. Most people who visit America are more likely to stay due to its beauty and the opportunities that are available to succeed, so I was confident than I would be spending most of my life here. By the time I got the U.S, school was about to start. I finished 7th grade before I came to the United States, so I was supposed to be in 8th grade once school starts; however, the principle of the middle school that I was going to attend stated that I was too young to advance to 8th grade; therefore, I have to repeat 7th grade. When I started school, I had to face many challenges since I did not speak English. During the first year of school, I have struggled a lot thought out my classes especially in my English class. Since I did not understand English, I did not understand what my teachers were saying so it was impossible for me to complete the assigned tasks and perform well in class. This situation is basically similar to an American student taking advanced Spanish class for the first time and telling him/her to pass the class without knowing any Spanish at
Morocco is a country I have always wanted to visit at least once in my lifetime. The country has sparked my interest because of its multicultural background, as it includes languages and cultures from countries across the Mediterranean Sea, such as France and Spain, and from various bordering countries in northern Africa. I would love to learn how speak French, Spanish, and Arabic, especially in the native tongue, as well as learn the history of the country by visiting the fortressed cities built on mountains and long beaches. I believe that architecture of a country is said to be one of the greatest forms of preserving culture and tradition. At the foot of the Atlas Mountains, I plan to visit and explore the city of Marrakech
Second largest country in Africa, tenth largest country in the world, diverse culture extending from the Mediterranean coast to the dunes of the Sahara Desert...Algeria. Even with its massive size the current status of Algeria’s economy is quivering in the lofty winds of the Tell Atlas Mountains. The economy tends to remain dominated by the state, which is accordingly a legacy of the country’s socialist post-independence development model. Hydrocarbons are the backbone for Algeria, accounting for 60% of budget revenues, 30% GDP, and 95% of export earnings. Reviewing the last five years we see the government halting privatization of state-owned industries, and increasing the restrictions of imports and foreign involvement. Algeria’s
However, life has changed, globalization and feminism have had a huge impact on the work environment all around the world. Technology has also made many jobs easier, yet very, very similar. Because of these changes, unemployment has become an issue all around the globe. The government views the unemployment situation as an individual problem. From the government’s perspective, unemployment is due to the lack of training of the individual. However, because
Rentier states are states that typically produce a resource that is highly demanded internationally. In most cases, and for the specific purpose of this review, the resource is oil. While not every rentier state is confined to the Middle East, the more interesting cases are found in this region. There is a division of success and failure when it comes to state building and maintaining legitimacy in the regime, and only a few states are considered successes. In those that fail, the regime’s dependency on an outsourced income hurts the state more often than it helps.
Over the past decades, early 1980’s to 2010 the unemployment problem in Malaysia shows the fluctuations year by years. Besides, unemployed graduates have become the popular case in Malaysia that need more concern by the government. A statistic shows in year 2006 involving 132,900 graduates from institutions of higher learning all over Malaysia indicated that 30.7% of graduates remained unemployed six months after graduation, while 5.7% were still awaiting job placement (Tan, 2007). According to Nor Hartinin, there are more female graduates in this country were unemployed because they lacked with the relevant skills required in the labour market such as communication skills despite having academic results with flying colours. The