Europe's Relations with North Africa: Politics, Economics and Security

by Adam Yousef

Overview

The rapid evolution of events in the European, Middle Eastern, and North African spheres has reinvigorated the debate on Euro-Mediterranean relations. Since 1995 these relations have operated under the auspices of the Barcelona Process, which laid the foundations for three initiatives that define European policy towards neighbouring states: the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, the European Neighbourhood Policy, and the Union for the Mediterranean. This book scrutinises these initiatives through a socioeconomic prism. Adam Yousef reviews how appropriate these initiatives have been in promoting socioeconomic development in North African states, projects the long-term implications of these policies and investigates whether they can reduce the gap in social outcomes across the Mediterranean Basin over time. Using Morocco as a case study, this book employs a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative data as well as economic theory. It reveals not only that the Barcelona Process has had a limited impact on promoting social outcomes in Morocco, but crucially that it is also unlikely to do so in the future, suggesting a new approach may be required.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784538354
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/30/2017
Series:	Library of European Studies
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Adam Yousef holds a PhD in Political Economy from Cambridge University and previously studied at Oxford University and LSE. He is a political economist who specialises in the economics of the European Union, political economy and economic development. He has acted as an economic advisor to a variety of governmental and non-governmental organisations in Europe and North America, as well as lecturing in economics and mathematics in British and North American universities and educational institutions.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations vii

Acknowledgements xi

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xii

Introduction: European-North African Relations under the Spotlight 1

1 EMP, ENP, and UfM: Propelling Euro-Mediterranean and European-North African Relations Forward 19

2 EMP, ENP, and Economic Progress in North Africa & the Southern Mediterranean: A Mission that Remains in Progress 46

3 The EU and Morocco: A Growing Symbiosis Defies a Chequered History 72

4 The Testimonies of EU and Moroccan Officials 87

5 Analysing the Policy Instruments used by the EU to Foster Socioeconomic Development 134

6 EU Policies and Socioeconomic Development in Morocco (I): The Successes and the Challenges 152

7 EU Policies and Socioeconomic Development in Morocco (II): Income Inequality and Development 189

8 EU Policies and Socioeconomic Development in Morocco (III): The Ideology behind the Approach 234

Conclusions: EU-Moroccan and EU-North African Relations in a New, Fast-Evolving Regional Context 253

Nota 259

Bibliography 290

Index 307

Editorial Reviews

"A welcome addition to the literature on development and aid policies, and to EU–Moroccan relations"

Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs