@misc{10481/48472,
year = {2017},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/48472},
abstract = {This thesis develops on previous work on Moroccan economic history as it attempts
to analyze the fundamental causes of Morocco’s precolonial stagnation. For this
purpose, I examine the various modernization programs attempted by Moroccan
sultans in the second half of the 19th century. Two particular questions guide my
research: 1) Has the failure to modernize resulted from the colonial pressures
exercised by European powers to weaken the country? 2) Has the failure of
modernization been the result of endogenous factors that pertain to Morocco’s
geography, institutions and culture? The analysis identifies five central factors that
stood in the way of modernization:},
abstract = {- demographic inferiority as a result of recurring famines and epidemics},
abstract = {- the predatory nature of the central government},
abstract = {- the complacency of the religious establishment and its reactionary attitude
toward Western-inspired modernization},
abstract = {- the tribal structure of rural society},
abstract = {- the harsh war indemnities imposed by Spain and the system of consular
protection which weakened public finances and exacerbated the tax burden on
peasants leading to rural rebellions},
abstract = {The five factors serve as a guiding map in constructing Morocco’s precolonial
economic stagnation. They help narrow and organize a broad spectrum of issues in
the inquiry. Furthermore, I use the five factors to turn the analysis of failed
modernization into a dynamic approach rather than an abstract a-historical
discussion.},
organization = {Tesis Univ. Granada. Programa Oficial de Doctorado en: Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales},
publisher = {Universidad de Granada},
keywords = {Marruecos},
keywords = {Desarrollo económico y social},
keywords = {Industrialización},
keywords = {Precolonialismo},
keywords = {Política internacional},
keywords = {Economía},
keywords = {Historia},
title = {Fundamental obstacles to modernization in precolonial Morocco: Geography, institutions and culture},
author = {Elharti, Mehdi},
}