Urban renewal and social development in Morocco in an age of neoliberal government

In this article we argue that Morocco has experienced fundamental political change over the past decades. This transition however cannot be understood in terms provided by the mainstream narratives linking economic liberalisation to democratisation. Rather, transition reflects a shift towards authoritarian modalities of neoliberal government. We focus on how political power has been reconfigured into new forms of ?hybrid? government where ?state?, ?market? and ?civil society? interact in novel ways, by discussing the political dynamics of high-end urban development and the rationales underpinning social development policies to explain how 'poor people' are integrated into the realm of the market.