This article critically analyses the national developmental model adopted by the Kingdom of Morocco through six policy frameworks that address the major economic and environmental issues and problems affecting Moroccan society, particularly its poorer sections. It points out that many of the declared policies and related projects have failed to meet their objectives due to insufficient popular participation and inadequate administrative implementation. Lack of education and the persistence of top-down methods of governance are largely to blame for the inability to decentralise decision-making and harness widespread grassroots initiatives.
