SME Policy Index: The Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa 2014 Implementation of the Small Business Act for Europe

This report assesses the elaboration and implementation of SME policy in eight Middle East and North African economies of the southern Mediterranean shore. The assessment is structured according to the ten policy principles covered in the Small Business Act for Europe (the SBA). One of the main find...

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Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, The European Commission, European Training Foundation
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2014
Series:SME Policy Index
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This report assesses the elaboration and implementation of SME policy in eight Middle East and North African economies of the southern Mediterranean shore. The assessment is structured according to the ten policy principles covered in the Small Business Act for Europe (the SBA). One of the main findings is that over the last five years there has been progress in SME policy elaboration and implementation in spite of the political and economic turmoil. However, that progress has been modest, incremental and uneven across economies and dimensions. Political and economic stability, as well as institutional development, had a major impact on policy performance
Physical Description:376 p. 21 x 28cm
ISBN:9789264218413