La croissance urbaine marocaine: convergence vs concentration

Alexandra Schaffar and Dounia Nassori

Revue économique, 2016, vol. 67, issue 2, 207-226

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to study the nature of urban growth processes and the evolution of urban hierarchies in Morocco between 1994 and 2010. The paper draws upon panel data for Moroccan cities? sizes for this period and uses specific econometric and nonparametric analysis tools in order to show that Morocco?s urban system is characterized by convergence. This contrasts with the main goals of regional planning policies in this country, mainly turned toward the regulation of urban concentration, while they should focus on the emergence and the high growth rates of a series of small and medium size cities. Classification JEL : J11, R10, R12, R23.

JEL-codes: J11 R10 R12 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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