ABSTRACT
Morocco became a protectorate in 1912, after years of European interference in its affairs, competition for its resources and straight military action, interspersed by treaties and special arrangements. The legacy bequeathed by European settler colonialism to Libya, Tunisia and Algeria was likewise bequeathed to Morocco. The European community in Morocco was distinctly smaller than in Algeria both in absolute and in relative terms, and smaller than in Tunisia in relative terms. Morocco is one of the few cases where both agriculture and industry have been sluggish. Greater interest in industry in Morocco was expressed in the post-war period. Morocco's economy is largely associated with mining, and more particularly with phosphates. Moroccan statistics provide information on the individual sectors contribution to 'Gross Domestic Production' (GDProduction), which is GDP minus salaries and wages paid by public sector. Information on investment by the private and public sectors separately is available at constant prices for the years 1951-7, but without a breakdown by sector.
