The Middle Class Rip Off
Much has been made of the Feb20 demonstrations, mainly as a sign of middle class unrest and discontent with perceived unfair distribution of wealth and political power. While it is understood only too...
View ArticleGuerre de Classes, ou La Politique Fiscale Redistributive
(ce post est une petite expérience pour mesure l’effet du changement de langue sur la variation du lectorat. Une version en Anglais sera publiée très prochainement) An English version will be posted...
View ArticleEconomic Growth – Couscous Plate-wise
Let us leave aside the rough-and-tumble excitement of the upcoming elections for a minute, and move back to economic issues, though the subject as hand does not strain much from the field of economic...
View ArticleMoroccan Elections for the Clueless Vol.13
What would it take for a party (or more likely, for a coalition of parties) to win elections and form a government next November 25th? This is the immediate post-elections worry: right after the...
View ArticleThe Future of Radicalism in Morocco: Tribunite or Policy-driven Alternative?
This is a bit excruciating for me. As the idea started forming in my mind, I thought it would sound and look like I have abdicated what I hold to be my core, inner beliefs. To be more precise, this is...
View ArticleThe Case For Progressive Deficit Reduction
To put the question simply: “are deficit hawks bad for Morocco?” Obviously, we are heading towards fiscal consolidation, and whatever government formed after elections will have to ditch part (or all)...
View ArticleMoroccan Elections for the Clueless Vol.19
(A typo has been corrected on the latest “Moroccan Elections for the Clueless” series – 7102 candidates include the 90 national ballot seats, hence a lower competitive ratio over 395 seats. I hope this...
View ArticleWrap-up On Elections & Challenges Ahead
First off, allow me to address the delicate question of turnout, boycott and blank/invalidated ballots: the elections have been won with the voices of a minority of voters, and they themselves are not...
View Article100 Days Are Already Over, Mr Benkirane
So Tuesday the 29th was the day His Majesty the King gave audience to PJD premier and (elections) conqueror Abdelilah Benkirane to form the next government. The mounting opposition, inside and outside...
View ArticlePourquoi Faire Plus de 5% de Croissance?
Pourquoi le chiffre de 5% de croissance revient-il souvent dans mes posts comme étant ‘La Croissance Potentielle’? Pourquoi lier ce chiffre à une inflation en hausse si jamais l’économie domestique...
View ArticleSome Metrics on Income Distribution – More Details and Methodology
The argument about the nefarious effect of too concentrated an income in a particular country can always be made to gainsay any potential benefits to the trickle-down -or supply side- economics: while...
View ArticleWandering Thoughts, Vol.15
A few days back in Morocco are quite short to spend with one’s family and acquaintances – but hey, I suppose it’s great to be back anyway, even for a short time. A few things to discuss perhaps (given...
View ArticleSome Elements On Consumption Smoothing – A Prima Facie On Household...
I was set on writing a post on social mobility, on the basis of consumption smoothing across time. It was unfortunately a bust, more of a stillborn. But I have the perfect excuse to make for some...
View ArticleDebt And Default : The International Markets On Moroccan Foreign Debt
Do you remember that €1Bn eurobond borrowing the outgoing Finances Minister S. Mezouar had managed to land early September 2010? well, the yield has increased some 33% in just a little more than a...
View ArticleWhat’s Left in Morocco? The Case For Progressive, Ambitious and Assertive...
Call me pretentious, effete intellectual, but I deplore the absence of a comparable figure with a narrative close to that of Ed Ball‘s in the Moroccan political discourse: the bare-knuckled, assertive,...
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