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Making Innovation Development Policies Work for MENA: The Need for Entrepreneurship

Making Innovation Development Policies Work for MENA: The Need for Entrepreneurship
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Author(s): Mehtap Isik (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 31
Source title: Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation in the Middle East
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Philippe W. Zgheib (Lebanese American University, Lebanon)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2066-5.ch005

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Abstract

This chapter analyzes the Middle Eastern North African economies' growth prospects and investigates the role of entrepreneurial activities in achieving sustainable economic growth and social development. It explores the existing macroeconomic, political and social characteristics of the region and brings the different literatures together to understand the policy implications of theory and practices. The chapter shows that entrepreneurial activities can cure a lot of problem in the region as long as supported by the central authorities, and the region has a strong potential to be used by the entrepreneurs.

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