Les inégalités en Afrique

She is just seventeen. An African-American high-school student. If Darnella Frazier had not turned on her cellphone on May 25, when she witnessed four police officers arresting a black man in Minneapolis, the world would never have known how George Floyd died that day, or why. A convenience store employee had called the police, accusing Mr Floyd of buying cigarettes with a fake $20 bill. Possibly Mr Floyd resisted arrest, which did not result in a “medical incident” as the ...

Ce travail vient explorer une nouvelle piste qui pourrait contribuer à une levée de confinement efficace. Il s’agit d’un phénomène que l’on appelle « effet coupe du monde ». Nous définissons, d’abord, ce phénomène, montrons son existence et son éventuel effet amplificateur au regard de la progression de la pandémie, en termes du nombre de cas infectés au pic et la durée encourue avant son atteinte. Partant de scénarios hypothétiques, en ce qui concerne les conditions initiales à la ...

فرضت جائحة فيروس كورونا المستجد سلوكات جديدة على عادات الناس سواء في المغرب أو على الصعيد العالمي، وذلك حماية للنفس وللآخرين من انتقال العدوى. ومنذ بداية انتشار هذا الوباء، تعبأت السلطات العمومية من أجل فرض ومراقبة وتأطير هذه السلوكات قصد إنجاح عملية الحجر الصحي، أي البقاء في البيوت وعدم مغادرتها إلا للضرورة القصوى ووفق شروط محددة.  وهكذا أغلقت مؤسسات التكوين وأماكن العبادات ووحدات الإنتاج والمقاهي والمطاعم ومؤسسات الترفيه، ووضعت ضوابط لفتح الأسواق الأسبوعية ومؤسسات التجارة ال ...

La crise du Covid-19 ne cesse d’impacter les économies des pays du monde entier, aussi bien dans les pays développés que dans les pays en voie de développement. La situation serait plus délicate pour les pays pauvres. L’économie de ces pays est moins résiliente aux chocs et fortement tributaire des échanges commerciaux[1]. Les taux de chômage risquent de grimper et probablement pour une période assez longue. Les entreprises ayant pris des mesures pour arrêter totalement leurs activi ...

When I think about women’s empowerment, I see it as a constant process of attaining milestones in our lives as individuals man and woman, and as society. When I think of women’s empowerment in the context of Morocco, a host of questions come to mind. First, how is the ‘Moroccan woman’? In other words, to what extent are Moroccan women seeking to empower themselves? Does empowerment, mean the same thing to every Moroccan woman? To what extent is it self-empowerment? And what are the ...

Income inequality is high in Morocco. In 2013, the share of national income1  of the richest 10% in Morocco stood at nearly 32%, 12 times higher than the share of national income of the poorest 10% of the population. This paper argues that, drawing on international experience, there is much more that Morocco’s government can do to reduce inequality while at the same time enhancing growth and – possibly – doing so in a manner that is budget-neutral or even budget-positive. Top o ...

Income inequality is high in Morocco. In 2013, the share of national income of the richest 10% in Morocco stood at nearly 32%, 12 times higher than the share of national income of the poorest 10% of the population. High inequality can adversely affect long-term growth as it tends to be associated with underutilization of human potential. This paper argues that, drawing on international experience, there is much more that Morocco’s government can do to reduce inequality while at the ...

Scholars of social movements and global protest have long neglected social movements in Africa, ostensibly because African societies are too rural, too tradition- or ethnicity-bound, or lacking advanced class formations. Those who have broached the topic tend to focus on South Africa’s labor movement and anti-apartheid struggle. Even less addressed is how social movements in various parts of the continent have affected each other. A continent-wide approach however shows that protest ...