Human capital, a factor of territorial attractiveness for investment

Abstract

The issue of tax competition had existed within states for a long time and is one of constant concern for countries from all over the world since it affects their development policies. In turn, this implies that every country must territorialize its public policies to secure designers of sustainable territorial development. This, has indeed made territory an attractive force for all countries, and in particular for Morocco, which wants to reduce the economic and social disparities that separate its various regions and to guarantee an integrated development of its territory, an objective that can only be reached through the process of advanced regionalisation. In fact is has pushed territories to compete in becoming more attractive/competitive in order attractinvestors. Therefore, their territorial and human resources have been the main elements of this battle. Methodologic approach This article, based on a literature review, intends to underline the impact of human capital for the national development strategy of attractiveness and to elucidate the economic and social effects related to the territory, and resulting in sustainable development of the territory.