The Impact of Privatisation on the Urban Public Transport Sector in Morocco

Morocco's urban transport systems face a structural crisis marked by a chronic imbalance between supply and demand, exacerbated by rapid anarchic urbanisation, economic dependence on Casablanca, and deep imbalances between productive activities and urban structures. In response, public authorities have adopted a new policy introducing private operators into the urban public transport sector. This shift is expected to have profound repercussions on public transport companies, particularly the Autonomous Urban Transport Authorities. The author analyses the efficiency and effects of this privatisation policy, highlighting the specific characteristics of Morocco's urban transport system.