The cooperative sector as a lever for inclusive growth in Morocco

Abstract

Economic growth is necessary but insufficient. To achieve the desired development, inclusive and sustainable growth is essential. Morocco, aware of the social problems of which its population suffers, aims for a new development model. But the success of this model and the achievement of inclusive growth require the contribution of all actors of the Moroccan economy including the cooperative sector.

The objective of this article is, on one hand, to show the importance and the need for an inclusive growth by analyzing the critical state of the Moroccan population and, on the other hand, to study the contribution of the sector cooperative in achieving this growth. It will thus be a question of showing the contribution of the cooperative sector in reducing the multidimensional poverty and in the achievement of the well-being of the Moroccan population. Therefore, this research attempts to provide answers to the following question: “To what extent do Moroccan cooperatives contribute to the achievement of inclusive growth in Morocco?"

The findings of this article is that, the cooperative sector, by being a factor in the promotion of decent employment in Morocco, a factor in the emancipation of Moroccan women and a means of allowing the achievement of the well-being (especially subjective well-being) of Moroccan citizens, does indeed contribute to the achievement of inclusive growth in Morocco.

JEL Classification: I39, P13

Paper type: Theoretical article