The Politics of Development in Morocco - Local Governance and Participation in North Africa (Hardcover)

Since the mid-1990s, Morocco has sought to present itself as a model of genuine and gradual reform, with decentralisation as a key tenet of this. Here, Sylvia Bergh investigates the dynamics of popular participation and local governance, testing the extent to which the current structure builds local capacity, or whether it is, in fact, a tool for 'soft' state control. She narrates the realities of local administration and civil society to shed critical light on questions of democratic transition in North Africa. Her assessment of decentralisation and participatory development projects in rural Morocco, and the legal and policy frameworks in which they operate, leads to the conclusion that they have generally not yet led to an expansion of a civil society able to build local capacity or enhance bottom-up empowerment. Grounded in an approach of the 'anthropology of policy', this book makes an important contribution to literature on the democratisation, development and governance in North Africa.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2017
Authors:	Sylvia I. Bergh
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-84885-921-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Local government > General
LSN:	1-84885-921-X
Barcode:	9781848859210

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