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Article: Morrocan maladies: outside aid needed. (Global Notebook).
- Article from:
- Harvard International Review
- Article date:
- September 22, 2002
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In July 1999, King Mohamed VI succeeded to the throne of Morocco following the death of his father, King Hassan II. Hopes were high that the young king would be able to achieve his stated development objectives, such as modernizing the country and fighting poverty.
Three years later, Mohamed remains committed, but he has been ineffective in progressing toward the goals he set at the start of his reign. Morocco needs assistance in three specific areas in order to effect development: mediation of the dispute over Western Sahara, eradication of hashish cultivation and export, and cessation of illegal emigration to Spain. The history of failed unilateral attempts to ...