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Private Sector and Enterprise Development

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  • Lois Stevenson

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This important and well-researched book examines the challenges to private sector growth in twelve Middle East and North African (MENA) countries, assessing comparative performance against a number of indicators and focussing on the special role of SMEs and entrepreneurial activity.

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  • Lois Stevenson, 2010. "Private Sector and Enterprise Development," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 14047.
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    1. Ali Fakih & Pascal Ghazalian, 2015. "Female employment in MENA’s manufacturing sector: the implications of firm-related and national factors," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 48(1), pages 37-69, February.
    2. Frank R. Gunter, 2013. "The Political Economy of Iraq," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 14293.
    3. Nizar Becheikh, 2013. "The Impact of Knowledge Acquisition and Absorptive Capacity on Technological Innovations in Developing Countries: Evidence From Egyptian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises," Journal of African Business, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(3), pages 127-140, December.
    4. Caroline KRAFFT, 2024. "Understanding the dynamics of household enterprises in Egypt: Birth, death, growth and transformation," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 163(4), pages 599-630, December.
    5. Hanna El Maalouf & Socrat Ghadban & Maya Shames, 2015. "Nightlife Tourism: A Blessing or a Curse for Host Communities? “A Case Study on Gemmayzeh, Lebanon” [Tourisme de vie nocturne, une bénédiction ou une malédiction pour les communautés locales ? « Un," Post-Print hal-01335594, HAL.
    6. Stevenson, Lois & Daoud, Yousef & Sadeq, Tareq & Tartir, Alaa, 2010. "Global entrepreneurship monitor: GEM-MENA regional report 2009 (Middle East and North Africa)," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 50336, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.

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    Keywords

    Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Social Policy and Sociology;
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    JEL classification:

    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development

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