International competitiveness of the private industry and the constraints to its development : the case of Morocco

Mibblc East a"o RLE 0'' North Africa No. 6. -- June 1932 International Competitiveness of the Private Industry and the Constraints to its Development The Case of Morocco by Hamid Ala vi The World Bank Discussion D Document paper C31 de Series Travail .Dlsson ppsw not foma publiatn of the Wodt*. They prsent psels"kwy and oftn ld sault of dcLty s and research. Crcuaton is Inadd to encag discuo aN omwent caton and t use of the pap lI te actoft rofls character. The ndio nts andonusiont the p arenirely those of the atod) r nd should not be attbuted to the Wodd 1 its ka sffiiated organzatio.,or to memb of kts Boad of Executiw ODectore or the countrie thy _1rpsOn  Tlae World Bank V.A. .. Jun, 199 This paper is bad on a study of the competiiveness of the Moroccan rivate sector undlcen in thi contex:t of MNIM's Prvate Industry tDevelopment Review in that country. The author is gratefil to Frangois Ettori and Charles Humphreys for valuable comments and to Alice MUl for her contribution. This work atso benefited from invaluaCle support by ast Mllc and Jam perdin E d oamali of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Privatezaton in Rabat. However, the views expressed here are those of the author and do not reflect the views of the World Bank or its affilikted institutions.  INTERNATIONAL COMPENTIIVENESS OF THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY AITD THE CONSTRAINTS TO llS DEVELOPMENT The Case of Morocco CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~fg. ABSTRAC ............................... i L BINRODUCTION .. o **. .......o**. . .*... o ......, ... .1 n. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR TIHE COMPETITIVEESS ANALYSIS ............................. e ....e**#