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The Real Issues of the Middle East and the Arab Spring

Addressing Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Thomas Andersson

    1. Jönköping Int. Business School, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden

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  2. Abdelkader Djeflat

    1. Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

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  • Offers a multi-faceted analysis of the economic, political, and social factors contributing to development in the Middle East
  • Features contributions from local/regional experts and scholars from Europe and the United States
  • Considers infrastructure, technology, and institutions necessary to promote sustainable development through business creation
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management (ITKM)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: LEVERAGING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

    1. Building Knowledge and Innovation-Driven Economies in Arab Countries: How to Do It

      • Jean-Eric Aubert, Mats Karlsson, Anuja Utz
      Pages 359-369

    2. Special Considerations and Ways Forward

      • Thomas Andersson
      Pages 371-398

  2. Back Matter

    Pages 399-438
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About this book

The wave of protests and populist uprisings in the Middle East has heightened the focus on a volatile region. But the emphasis on political issues has obscured underlying issues concerning education, infrastructure, research, innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainable economic and social development. This volume, emerging in the aftermath of a conference and workshop on science and technology in the region, presents contributions from a range of experts from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States to provide fresh new insights and perspectives on the challenges and prospects for regional development in the changing global context of our time. The authors explore such topics as: the role of information and communication technologies; mindset change in support of investment in intangible assets and risk-taking; how to approach cultural issues, institutions and governance; collaborations with other regions, and; benchmarking performance while drawing lessons of relevance for the special local context. Ultimately, they offer a number of precise policy recommendations and practical insights for creating an enabling environment for capturing economic, political, and social opportunity.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Jönköping Int. Business School, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden

    Thomas Andersson

  • Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

    Abdelkader Djeflat

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