par Achy, Lahcen ;Sekkat, Khalid
Référence Market Dynamics and Productivity in Developing Countries: Economic Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa, Springer New York, page (45-72)
Publication Publié, 2010
Partie d'ouvrage collectif
Résumé : Since the early 1980s, the Moroccan authorities have decided to switch from a model of a relatively closed import substitution economy with a large public sector to free trade and a market oriented economy. Price liberalization policy has been one of the main components of the Structural Adjustment program (SAP). Most prices of goods and services were freed in order to promote competition and allow market mechanisms to have a greater role in allocating and pricing factors, goods and services. The country speeded up the process of economic reforms during the 1990s. The new strategy is thought to set the economy on a path of higher efficiency as a result of the intense competition, and thus foster growth and development. © 2010 Springer-Verlag New York.