Private Sector and Enterprise Development: Fostering Growth in the Middle East and North Africa

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. Lois Stevenson highlights the variation among countries in private sector dynamism and performance, the major government policy initiatives supporting private sector and SME activity in each country, and the perspectives of government officials, researchers, and other stakeholders on research, policy and institutional capacity needs. The author concludes with a framework for guiding a comprehensive set of policies and strategies to unleash the potential of entrepreneurship as a platform for future private sector growth. Private Sector and Enterprise Development will be an invaluable resource for the policymaking, research and donor communities, stakeholders involved in building capacity in PSD and SME policy development, and scholars interested in entrepreneurship and development in the MENA region.