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035			_a(The World Bank)211433
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100	1		_aLall, Somik. _928589
245	1	0	_aLeveraging Urbanization to Promote a New Growth Model While Reducing Territorial Disparities in Morocco : _bUrban and Regional Development Policy Note / _cSomik Lall.
264		1	_aWashington, D.C. : _bThe World Bank, _c2019.
300			_a1 online resource (56 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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490	1		_aInternational Development in Focus
520	3		_aToday 60 percent of Moroccans reside in urban areas, as opposed to 35 percent in 1970. By 2050, nearly three-quarters of the country's population will be living in cities. Along with the concentration of people, urbanization will lead to the increasing concentration of economic activities in cities, which today are estimated to account for about 75 percent of the country's GDP and 70 percent of investments at the national level. To accompany these transformations, the Moroccan government has adopted, in recent years, ambitious programs to improve living standards in urban and rural areas. Significant improvements in living standards have been achieved through national master plans.Cities are the engines of today's demographic and economic growth in Morocco, but they also face persistent challenges. Despite substantial public investments and strong potential for cities to absorb rural poverty, important pockets of urban poverty remain. Spatial disparities are a major cause for concern both for citizens as well as for national and local governments. In addition, Moroccan cities are not delivering on their full potential. Urbanization has not generated the same growth benefits in Morocco as it has in many other countries with similar contexts. These patterns suggest that Morocco needs specific policies to improve returns from its urbanization process.The main message of this note is that urbanization and spatial equity are not competing objectives when urbanization is supported and managed well. Well-managed urbanization allows for economies of scale in the provision of services and the development of more efficient labor. This note identifies priority actions to be taken at national, regional, and local levels to allow public authorities to act within a coherent framework and to help urban development to boost economic growth and promote shared prosperity for all.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		4	_aAgglomeration Economies _928590
650		4	_aDevelopment _928591
650		4	_aInclusive Development _928592
650		4	_aInterventions _928593
650		4	_aLand _928594
650		4	_aLand Management _928595
650		4	_aPoverty _928596
650		4	_aShared Prosperity _928597
650		4	_aSpatial Inequalities _928598
650		4	_aUrbanization _928599
650		4	_aYouth _928600
700	1		_aLall, Somik. _928589
776	0	8	_aPrint Version: _z9781464814334
830		0	_aWorld Bank e-Library. _928601
856	4	0	_uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-1433-4
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