The Intersections of the Political and the Technical in the Design of Morocco’s Social Targeting System

Writer: Abderrafie Zaanoun

This study is divided into four sections. First, it reviews the general features of the new targeting system by identifying the contexts of the emergence of the Unified Social Register and its implications. It then describes and surveys the mechanisms of the new targeting methodology and the ensuing changes. In the third and fourth sections, the paper traces the manifestations and effects of the “politicization” and “technitization” of the ongoing attempts to design the targeting system from a political economy and socio-political perspectives, before concluding with recommendations to guide the integration of the political and technical dimensions to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of public intervention for social protection.

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