Welcome to our newsletter! In this edition, we explore Brazil's struggle with the Middle-Income Trap and resource-based growth, as well as dissect its tax reform efforts. Additionally, we tackle pressing global issues, exploring strategies for the Global South amidst geopolitical rivalry, and spotlight Morocco's energy transition journey. |
|
|
| The Middle-Income Trap and Resource-Based Growth: the Case of Brazil
This paper examines Brazil's economic growth patterns over the last three decades and identifies a missed opportunity for the country to attain high-income status by the mid-2010s. Instead, Brazil has suffered from low productivity growth, and has made little progress in transforming its production and export structures in favor of higher value-added activities. This premature de-industrialization makes it challenging for Brazil to transition from its long- standing upper-middle-income status. Brazil now has a limited, two-decade window to catch up with high-income nations before losing its demographic dividend, potentially leaving the country with an aging population without achieving high-income status. Therefore, it is crucial for Brazil to raise productivity growth through competition policies, and by embracing technological change. Achieving this goal requires comprehensive trade reforms to improve domestic competition, and to harness technology advancements effectively. This paper discusses key elements of such a policy framework within the broader context of a development strategy aimed at breaking free from the middle-income trap... Read more
|
|
|
How Can the Global South Navigate Geopolitical Rivalry and Geoeconomic Fragmentation?
Heightened geopolitical rivalry has greatly complicated the challenges facing the Global South. Countries identifying with the Global South now have to deal with the long-standing problem of promoting changes in the current international political and economic system to better serve their development needs, while navigating the geopolitically driven fragmentation of trade and investment flows. Moreover, the strategic approaches that could be adopted to deal with those challenges are influenced by the vague definition of the ‘Global South’ itself... Read more
|
|
Tax Reform in Brazil - Brazil’s latest tax reform will replace five taxes on consumption with one single VAT to promote greater efficiency and sectoral isonomy.
- Forecasts produced by a detailed ICGE model point to sizeable gains in GDP exceeding 4% in the long run, even if spatially unequal. - Exceptions to the rules reduce potential benefits in efficiency terms.
- Policies meant to promote regional development and close the gap deepened by the reform partially achieve their goal at the expense of efficiency gains.
- Lessons for the current tax reform in Morocco are drawn... Read more |
|
Morocco’s Energy Transition: Prioritizing Natural Gas, Embracing Green Hydrogen, and Global Collaboration at COP28
As a net energy importer seeking to improve its energy security, Morocco has stepped up initiatives to achieve a level of domestic energy sovereignty. This includes following guidelines for transitioning to cleaner energy sources, with an emphasis on diversification. This diversification extends to natural gas, solar and wind power, and innovative solutions such as green hydrogen. Morocco recognizes cooperation as a crucial element for the success of its strategies, as underlined by the efforts made at COP28. By integrating these factors, Morocco is paving the way for a successful energy transition, without compromising energy security... Read more
|
|
|
| حديث الثلاثاء : ندرة المياه في المغرب
يخصص مركز السياسات من أجل الجنوب الجديد حلقة برنامجه الأسبوعي "حديث الثلاثاء " لمناقشة موضوع ندرة المياه في المغرب وما تحمله من آثار على مختلف القطاعات الاقتصادية. فوفقًا لبيانات أصدرتها وزارة التجهيز والماء، لم تتعد إمدادات المياه 5 مليارات متر مكعب سنويًا في سنوات الجفاف الأخيرة ويُترجم هذا إلى توفر أقل من 150 متر مكعب من المياه للفرد في السنة، أي تحت عتبة النقص المطلق للمياه التي تقدر ب500 متر مكعب للفرد. فما هي أهم البرامج الاستراتيجية الهادفة إلى سد الخصاص؟ وكيف سيتعامل القطاع الفلاحي مع هذه الأزمة؟ وكيف نضمن الأمن الغذائي في المغرب؟ و ماهي الحلول المطروحة أمام المغرب في حالة استمرار الجفاف؟
أسئلة استراتيجية نخوضها مع ضيفتنا السيدة أسماء الخمليشي، مهندسة زراعية وقروية متخصصة في قطاع الماء والبنيات التحتية والمديرة التنفيذية لمكتب الدراسات أكولتيس. شاهد |
|
|
| Africafé: La régulation de l’intelligence artificielle en Afrique
La révolution intelligence artificielle submerge l’Afrique, en proie à d’importantes transitions. Reposant sur un processus d’imitation de l’intelligence humaine qui se base sur la création et l’application d’algorithmes, l’intelligence artificielle qui constitue le pilier de la quatrième révolution industrielle, est en mesure d’assoir l’émergence de l’Afrique, tout en accélérant la transformation de nombreux secteurs dont dépendra le futur du continent, notamment l’économie, l’agriculture, la santé, l’éducation et les services financiers... Regarder
|
|
|
| Biden’s action: a political economy perspective
This podcast tackles the intricacies of Biden’s presidency from a political economy standpoint. Our guests initially discuss the degree to which it can be argued that US democracy has recently been under threat. Following this, the conversation shifts to the consequences of US domestic political polarization on its global leadership role. Subsequently, the dialogue explores the surprising political accomplishments of Biden’s presidency thus far, alongside their failure to enhance Biden’s reelection prospects. This podcast is the precursor to additional episodes centered around the US political economy... Listen
|
|
|
You are receiving this email because you have subscribed in the past, attended one or more of our events, have contact with our staff or Fellows or broader network. We consider that you want to keep receiving our think tank's publications unless you unsubscribe from our mass mailing system.
Unsubscribe from this mailing list | Update your details | Other requests |
|
|
Policy Center for the New South
Rabat Campus of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Rocade Rabat Salé 11103, Morocco
www.policycenter.ma | contact@policycenter.ma
© 2024 Policy Center for the New South. All rights reserved. Ce traitement a été notifié et autorisé par la CNDP au titre du récépissé N° D-NL-718/2020
This processing has been notified and authorized by the CNDP under receipt N ° D-NL-718/2020 |
|
|
|
