Oecd Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Competitiveness and Private Sector Development New Entrepreneurs and High Performance Enterprises in the Middle East and North Africa Oecd Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

The book assesses the current policy context for young enterprises in the MENA region and outlines policy tools and instruments, both indirect and direct, that governments can implement to support new enterprise development.

Table of Content :

Acronyms and glossary of terms
Executive summary
Chapter 1. Making the case for high growth enterprises
-The MENA region faces daunting challenges for income and employment creation
-The promotion of entrepreneurship and SME development is an important instrument to address the regions challenges
-Making the case for high growth enterprises
-The analysis of high-impact firms in the MENA region
-Bibliography
-Annex 1. A1.Facts and statistics on the importance of SMEs and entrepreneurship across countries
Chapter 2.Enterprise development and entrepreneurship in the MENA region
-Introduction
-Concepts and terminology
-Enterprise prevalence in different stages of the business life course
-Sectors of economic activity in the different stages of the business life course
-The prevalence of firms with high potential
-Key features of MENA entrepreneurs
-up observations of key features of enterprises and entrepreneurs in the region
-What are the main factors behind business creation?
-The role of public policy in fostering enterprise creation
-Summary and conclusions
-Bibliography
Chapter 3. High growth new enterprises owned by graduates
-Introduction and methodology
-Enterprises characteristics
-Access to finance
-Being competitive
-Attitudes to entrepreneurship
-How can governments stimulate entrepreneurship?
-Summary and conclusions
-Bibliography
Chapter 4. The entrepreneurship and SME policy regime in five MENA countries
-Introduction
-The role of public policy on SME and entrepreneurship promotion
-Policy evidence from OECD countries on high growth enterprises
-The policy frameworks in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia and the UAE
-Careful evaluation is necessary to ensure effectiveness
-Policy implications
-Entrepreneurship and SME Policy
-Micro and macro approaches
-Direct assistance or lowering the burdens
-Bibliography
Chapter 5.Rationale and policies to promote high growth enterprises
-Why focus on young and high impact enterprises in MENA?
-What we know about young and high impact enterprises in MENA