IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/hal/journl/hal-03021343.html
   My bibliography  Save this paper

The automotive sector in Morocco. Local manifestation of a global dynamic or decisive industrial emergence?
[Le secteur automobile au Maroc. Manifestation locale d'une dynamique mondiale ou émergence industrielle décisive ?]

Author

Listed:
  • Alain Piveteau

    (PRODIG (UMR_8586 / UMR_D_215 / UM_115) - Pôle de recherche pour l'organisation et la diffusion de l'information géographique - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - AgroParisTech - SU - Sorbonne Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UPCité - Université Paris Cité, PRODIG (UMR_8586 / UMR_D_215 / UM_115) - Pôle de recherche pour l'organisation et la diffusion de l'information géographique - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - AgroParisTech - SU - Sorbonne Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UPCité - Université Paris Cité, IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement)

Abstract

In the Fordist version of industrial capitalism, automobile production forms the basis of industrial production and the wage relationship, in other words, of economic development and the transformation of modes of work. Derivatives of this centrality continue to fuel the post-Fordist debate on economic development as to the ability of the automobile industry and its national development to stimulate, in the current configuration of Global Value Chains (GVCs), the industrialization of developing economies. The literature continues to emphasize the key driver role of the automotive industry in job creation, productivity improvement, innovation and structural transformation of economic activity. Empirically, however, the debate is far from settled. The difficulty of moving from a successful entry into automotive GVCs, dominated by a small group of global automakers and suppliers, to the effective development of an automotive industry central to national economic development remains high. To be lifted, it requires public policies adjusted to the markets and to the need for accumulation of technological assets that contrast with a simple strategy of attracting and securing FDI. This is the crucial phase that Morocco seems to be entering. The sectoral analysis in this chapter seeks to understand the origins and nature of the industrial discontinuity represented by the rapid emergence of motor vehicle manufacturing and then discuss its actual and potential impact on the country's economic development. The proposed answers will take into account both external conditions, i.e. the profound transformations of the automotive sector in general, and internal conditions, which remain decisive in organizing the productive, social and territorial integration of an originally exogenous productive transformation. The central hypothesis of the discussion logically poses the problem of complementarity and synchrony between external and internal conditions. By moving away from the neo-institutionalist normativism that inexorably prescribes the conformation of the economies of the South to the presupposed rules of a global market for products, it in fact raises a more complex dimension of economic success: the role of national public policy in meeting the challenge of synchronization favourable to development. A first point (1) recalls the stages in the trajectory of the Moroccan automotive sector and the transformation of the institutional arrangements that accompanied it. The analysis of the sector's key statistics (2) then allows us to put into perspective the current weight of automobile production in the industrialization - or deindustrialization - process, while highlighting the present potential. Point (3) focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of the export positioning of the Moroccan automotive industry and on the challenge of local integration. Finally, the concluding point (4) summarizes the prospects and challenges for the development of the automotive sector in Morocco.

Suggested Citation

  • Alain Piveteau, 2020. "The automotive sector in Morocco. Local manifestation of a global dynamic or decisive industrial emergence? [Le secteur automobile au Maroc. Manifestation locale d'une dynamique mondiale ou émergen," Post-Print hal-03021343, HAL.
  • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03021343
    Note: View the original document on HAL open archive server: https://hal.science/hal-03021343v1
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://hal.science/hal-03021343v1/document
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Vincent FRIGANT, 2019. "Industry 4.0, towards a de-globalization of value chains? Expected effects of advanced industrial robotics and additive manufacturing on the coordination system," Cahiers du GREThA (2007-2019) 2019-12, Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée (GREThA).
    2. Hausmann, Ricardo & Rodrik, Dani, 2003. "Economic development as self-discovery," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 72(2), pages 603-633, December.
    3. N. Benabdejlil & Y. Lung & A. Piveteau, 2016. "L’émergence d’un pôle automobile à Tanger (Maroc)," Post-Print hal-02269949, HAL.
    4. Caroline Freund & Theodore H. Moran, 2017. "Multinational Investors as Export Superstars: How Emerging-Market Governments Can Reshape Comparative Advantage," Working Paper Series WP17-1, Peterson Institute for International Economics.
    5. Yannick Lung & Jean-Bernard Layan, 2008. "Attractivité et agglomération de l'industrie automobile au Maroc et en Tunisie : une analyse comparative," Post-Print hal-00387576, HAL.
    6. Hahn, Tina & Auktor, Georgeta Vidican, 2017. "The effectiveness of Morocco’s industrial policy in promoting a national automotive industry," IDOS Discussion Papers 27/2017, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    7. Hahn, Tina & Auktor, Georgeta Vidican, 2018. "Industrial policy in Morocco and its potential contribution to a new social contract," IDOS Discussion Papers 31/2018, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Auktor, Georgeta Vidican, 2022. "The opportunities and challenges of Industry 4.0 for industrial development: A case study of Morocco's automotive and garment sectors," IDOS Discussion Papers 2/2022, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    2. Nizar Becheikh, 2021. "Political stability and economic growth in developing economies: lessons from Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt ten years after the Arab Spring," Insights into Regional Development, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 3(2), pages 229-251, June.
    3. Lectard, Pauline & Rougier, Eric, 2018. "Can Developing Countries Gain from Defying Comparative Advantage? Distance to Comparative Advantage, Export Diversification and Sophistication, and the Dynamics of Specialization," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 102(C), pages 90-110.
    4. Pauline Lectard & Alain Piveteau, 2019. "Breaking the export deadlock. Lessons from the analysis of the Moroccan export profile [Sortir de l'impasse exportatrice. Les enseignements de l'analyse du profil des exportations marocaines]," Post-Print hal-03031002, HAL.
    5. Anthony Harris & Anthony D'Agostino & Sara Litke-Farzaneh & Beryl Seiler & Matt Sloan, "undated". "Morocco Land Productivity Project: Evaluation Design Report," Mathematica Policy Research Reports f3fc788501b64608b17e1cb23, Mathematica Policy Research.
    6. El-Haddad, Amirah, 2020. "Redefining the social contract in the wake of the Arab Spring: The experiences of Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 127(C).
    7. Nizar Becheikh, 2021. "Political stability and economic growth in developing economies: lessons from Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt ten years after the Arab Spring," Post-Print hal-03583934, HAL.
    8. Jeffrey Frankel, 2014. "Mauritius: African Success Story," NBER Chapters, in: African Successes, Volume IV: Sustainable Growth, pages 295-342, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    9. Mikhail Y. Afanasyev & Alexander V. Kudrov, 2021. "Economic Complexity, Embedding Degree and Adjacent Diversity of the Regional Economies," Montenegrin Journal of Economics, Economic Laboratory for Transition Research (ELIT), vol. 17(2), pages 7-22.
    10. Jarreau, Joachim & Poncet, Sandra, 2012. "Export sophistication and economic growth: Evidence from China," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 97(2), pages 281-292.
    11. Robert Z. Lawrence & Lawrence Edward, 2010. "Do Developed and Developing Countries Compete Head to Head in High Tech?," Working Paper Series WP10-8, Peterson Institute for International Economics.
    12. Oznur Ozdamar & Eleftherios Giovanis & Sahizer Samuk, 2020. "State business relations and the dynamics of job flows in Egypt and Turkey," Eurasian Business Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 10(4), pages 519-558, December.
    13. Malgorzata Gorzalczynska-Koczkodaj, 2023. "Intelligent Specializations as an Opportunity for Regional Development on the Example of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(4), pages 446-455.
    14. Tilman Altenburg, 2011. "Can Industrial Policy Work under Neopatrimonial Rule?," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2011-041, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    15. Raquel Ortega-Argilés, 2022. "The evolution of regional entrepreneurship policies: “no one size fits all”," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 69(3), pages 585-610, December.
    16. Andre Nassif & Carmem Aparecida Feijo & Eliane Araújo, 2016. "Structural change, catching up and falling behind in the BRICS: A comparative analysis based on trade pattern and Thirlwall’s Law," PSL Quarterly Review, Economia civile, vol. 69(279), pages 373-421.
    17. Giovanni Dosi & Andrea Roventini & Emmanuele Russo, 2020. "Public Policies And The Art Of Catching Up," Working Papers hal-03242369, HAL.
    18. Philippe Aghion & Jing Cai & Mathias Dewatripont & Luosha Du & Ann Harrison & Patrick Legros, 2022. "Industrial Policy and Competition," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Globalization, Firms, and Workers, chapter 15, pages 349-380, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    19. Collier, Paul, 2013. "Aid as a Catalyst for Pioneer Investment," WIDER Working Paper Series 004, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    20. Peter J. Montiel & Luis Servén, 2008. "Real Exchange Rates, Saving and Growth: Is there a Link?," Department of Economics Working Papers 2010-18, Department of Economics, Williams College.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03021343. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: CCSD (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.