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Judging by media stories and think tank reports, many foreign commentators seem unable—or unwilling—to see beyond the reformist image that the Moroccan leadership seeks to project abroad.
This brief paper, based on half a year of research in the country, seeks to debunk seven common myths about Morocco’s supposed one-way journey towards ever-greater democracy.
