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Performance of clusters in Morocco in the shifting economic and industrial reforms

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  • Boumediene Amraoui

    (Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco)

  • Abdesselam Ouhajjou

    (Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco)

  • Salvatore Monni

    (Roma Tre University, Italy)

  • Najiba El Amrani El Idrissi

    (Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco)

  • Manuela TvaronaviÄ ienÄ—

    (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania)

Abstract

The emergence of cluster policy around the world is inspired by the models of the Silicon Valley. Territorial and local development productive systems depend on the new integrated management models that are clusters. Morocco has adopted economic and industrial reforms aimed at accelerating the structural transformation of its production system by strengthening its territorial development model while adopting a cluster development policy through the National Pact for Industrial Emergence, but the performance of these clusters is questionable because they are in the genesis stage and must overcome social, managerial, financial and administrative obstacles and lack of public and private sector partnerships and insufficient innovative collaborative projects. This raises the question of measuring the dynamics and performance of a clusters and the problem of evaluating the economic development of a region. In this study, we intend to conduct review of Moroccan clusters and diagnose their performance in the context economic and industrial moving.

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  • Boumediene Amraoui & Abdesselam Ouhajjou & Salvatore Monni & Najiba El Amrani El Idrissi & Manuela TvaronaviÄ ienÄ—, 2019. "Performance of clusters in Morocco in the shifting economic and industrial reforms," Insights into Regional Development, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 1(3), pages 227-243, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ssi:jouird:v:1:y:2019:i:3:p:227-243
    DOI: 10.9770/ird.2019.1.3(4)
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    Keywords

    Moroccan industrial strategies; economic reforms and industrial development; development of clusters; performance of clusters;
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    JEL classification:

    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa

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