Doing Business and Imperfections in the Development of Knowledge Economy in the Arab Countries

2014 ◽  
pp. 335-363
Author(s):  
Ahmed Driouchi
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Skilled Labor ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
High Unemployment ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Enterprise Creation

As underlined in the previous chapter, rents may reduce the capacity of Arab economies to accelerate its adoption of knowledge economy. Major imperfections in these economies at the levels of markets, governance, and enterprises are discussed in this chapter. The limited business and enterprise creation in relation to the high unemployment of skilled labor are among the issues analyzed and discussed. As the prevailing political, macroeconomic, and business components are inter-related, imperfections are identified in almost all areas of the Arab economies. The chapter shows clearly that shifts to further knowledge economic and social policies are needed.

Policy Outcomes and What Can be Learned by Arab Countries from EEE Economies

2014 ◽  
pp. 394-410
Author(s):  
Cristina Boboc ◽  
Emilia Titan
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Arab Region ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Enterprise Creation

This chapter starts with a short literature review about the opportunities and challenges facing Arab countries. The lessons learnt from EEE countries are then discussed. A synthesis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to the Arab region is also introduced. Based on the conclusions from previous chapters, major inclusive economic policies are developed for the Arab economies. Furthermore, the present chapter devotes a large part to the overall economic and social policies that might be useful in generating additional insights to further the knowledge economy, social inclusion, enterprise creation, and a new environment for better well-being of the population. This could be used by policy makers to formulate coherent reforms for the sustainable development of the region based on knowledge economy principles and according to the particularities of each country and to the previous experiences of other developing countries.

Unemployment Persistence, Risks of Skill Obsolescence, and Impacts on the Knowledge Economy in Arab Countries

2014 ◽  
pp. 273-291
Author(s):  
Amale Acheboune ◽  
Ahmed Driouchi
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
High Unemployment ◽  
Special Training ◽  
Unemployment Persistence ◽  
Unemployment Problem

This chapter looks at the unemployment problem in Arab economies. It shows how unemployment has been persisting during the last years with the implied risks of knowledge obsolescence and other economic and social implications. Under the absence of policy actions that are likely to reduce the effects of knowledge obsolescence, Arab economies with high unemployment rates lose in terms of competitiveness and efficiency but also in the development of knowledge economy. Special training programs, besides more business oriented educational sessions, are likely to minimize the impacts of knowledge obsolescence. Descriptive statistics as well as regressions analyzes are used to show most of the dimensions of the unemployment problem in Arab economies.

Knowledge Economy in the Arab World

2014 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Driouchi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Major Emphasis

This chapter introduces the content of the overall book and its relations to similar publications on the knowledge economy in Arab countries. It is composed of two major parts, where the first one is a synthesis of the publications realized up to 2013 with emphasis on the major economic and development issues facing the economies of the Arab world. The second part introduces the rationale of the book, the new areas investigated besides the methods used and the expected policy outcomes. This book places a major emphasis on the need to accelerate the implementation of new economic and social policies that are likely to be enhancing the contributions of the knowledge economy to a more inclusive economic growth and development.

Harnessing Knowledge for Sustainable Development

2017 ◽  
pp. 234-251
Author(s):  
Abdelkader Djeflat
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The World ◽  
Physical Resources ◽  
World Development

Arab countries face two major challenges resulting from increasing competition from the rest of the world and persistent reliance on mineral resources for their growth. At the same time, sustainable development is increasingly becoming a major concern for world development. In this respect, and from a sustainability point of view, knowledge economy opens up new and more accessible opportunities through the ‘substitution' of physical resources by immaterial resources. This situation raises two fundamental questions: the first one relates to the opportunity of ensuring sustainable development while the knowledge base remains rather weak and policies often short-sighted. The second one is how an integrated approach based on knowledge can strengthen existing knowledge bases and create new ones to further sustainable development. Looking at a sample of advanced countries and Arab countries, this chapter argues that sustainability of growth rests fundamentally on the capability of properly harnessing knowledge.

scholarly journals Business dynamics, knowledge economy, and the economic performance of African countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simplice A Asongu ◽  
Voxi HS Amavilah ◽  
Antonio R Andrés
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Weak Link ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Business Dynamics

This paper develops a framework (a) to examine whether or not the African business environment hinders or promotes the knowledge economy (KE), (b) to determine how the KE affects economic performance, and (c) how economic performance relates to the inequality-adjusted human socioeconomic development (IHDI) of 53 African countries during the 1996-2010 time period. We estimate the linkages with three related equations. The results support a strong correlation between the dynamics of starting and doing business and variations in KE. The results also show that there exists a weak link between KE and economic performance. Nonetheless, KE-influenced performance plays a more important role in socioeconomic development than some of the conventional control variables like foreign direct investment (FDI), foreign aid, and even private investment.

scholarly journals Arab Lesbian Websites: A Brief Overview

1970 ◽  
pp. 84-85
Author(s):  
Abir Hamdar
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Chat Rooms ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Internal Security ◽  
Security Forces ◽  
International Human ◽  
Egyptian Government ◽  
Almost All

Two years ago, Lebanese internal security forces closed a gay and lesbian website and tried to track its owners. The case dragged for sometime and captured the attention of various international human rights organization. A year later, the Egyptian government organized a huge crackdown on its homosexual community.Consequently, the country’s websites were shut because their owners were either arrested or feared arrest. Lebanon and Egypt are not alone. Almost all Arab countries prohibit, monitor or ban gay and lesbian chat rooms and matchmaking websites.

scholarly journals Applied principles of niche narrowing as an innovative strategy for promotion in social networks in the conditions of business digitalization and formation of the digital environment

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Innovative Strategy ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Marketing Tool ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact

In today's world, people go online not only for entertainment, but also to study, shop, search for the necessary information and more. And social networks are approaching a giant like Google every year in terms of number of users and frequency of using.Therefore, almost all entrepreneurs have their own page on social networks, which are an ideal platform for promoting their products and services. Over the past 10 years, a new Internet marketing tool has appeared that specializes in promoting and doing business on social networks – SMM (Social Media Marketing). And here it is especially important to build a quality and effective strategy that will make social networks a quality image and sales channel of any goods and services. The subject of the article is a marketing strategy for development and promotion in social networks.The purpose of the article is to develop the applied principlesof an innovative strategy for narrowing the niche for promotion in social networks according to the features and means of its implementation for various business projects, brands and blogs. General scientific methods are used, such as systems analysis, synthesis and abstract-logical – to clarify the features of the blogs in each niche, which work on the strategy of narrowing the niche; analysis of Facebook for Business algorithms – to determine the impact of such a strategy on the further effectiveness of targeted advertising and the allocation of a unique trade offer due to the strategy of narrowing the niche.The following results were obtained: ways of implementing a niche narrowing strategy for various blogs, brands and business projects were developed and demonstrated, their effectiveness was proved. Conclusions: the practical principles of implementing an innovative strategy for narrowing the niche for social networks, which can be used for various business projects, brands and blogs, described the possibilities of implementing this strategy according to their features and tools, highlighted the main advantages of this strategy for rapid development of social networks.

X-linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets: Awareness, Knowledge, and Practice of Pediatric Endocrinologists in Arab Countries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asma Deeb ◽  
Fahad Al Juraibah ◽  
Muhammad Al Dubayee ◽  
Abdelhadi Habeb
Keyword(s):  
Conventional Treatment ◽  
Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 ◽  
Multidisciplinary Care ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Hypophosphatemic Rickets ◽  
Pediatric Endocrinology ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Pathogenic Variants ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Fgf 23

AbstractX-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLHR) is a genetic disease caused by inactivating pathogenic variants in PHEX, which results in reduced mineralization of bone, teeth, and renal phosphate wasting. XLHR is traditionally treated by phosphate and vitamin D analogs. Recently, burosumab, a recombinant anti-fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) monoclonal antibody was approved as specific XLHR therapy. We aimed to assess the awareness, knowledge, and management of XLHR among members of the Arab Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (ASPED). Of the 97 physicians who answered the online questionnaire, 97% were aware of XLHR, and while 90% screen family members of the index case, only 29% manage children with XLHR. In children with rickets, 40% of participants measure serum/urine phosphate routinely, and 31% request serum FGF-23 in suspected XLHR cases. Almost all responders use conventional XLHR therapy, and 4% used Burosomab. Only 14% were satisfied with the conventional treatment, and 69% reported therapeutic complications in up to 25% of their patients. Multidisciplinary care for XLHR is practiced by 94%, but 82% of providers did not have transition clinics. Pediatric endocrinologists in ASPED countries are aware of XLHR but have variable practice and are unsatisfied with its conventional treatment. Raising awareness of the recognition and modern management of XLHR is needed.

Strategic Options for MNEs Operating in Emerging Markets

2016 ◽  
pp. 34-49
Author(s):  
Andreas M. Hartmann
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Skilled Labor ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Strategic Options ◽  
Local Company

This chapter outlines some of the basic opportunities, conditions, and strategic options for firms operating in emerging markets. Increasing FDI figures show that emerging markets offer many opportunities for foreign investors, but also pose specific challenges for doing business. Some factors are more abundant and less expensive, especially low to medium-skilled labor and natural resources, while sophisticated services are more difficult to obtain. A specific characteristic of emerging markets is the lack of business-enabling intermediaries. Therefore, foreign MNEs frequently need to fulfill tasks that are not within their range of activities in their home countries. Additionally, many governments in emerging economies act slowly and erratically; and laws are often not enforced systematically. In this context, foreign MNEs can choose between acquiring a local company, partnering up, or going it alone. The chapter looks at the pros and cons of these modes of internationalization and presents some concluding comments on the flexibility required by working under such conditions.

ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST CONSEQUENCES OF INTRODUCING THE QUARANTINE AND SOME SCENARIOS FOR DEVELOPING THE “COVID ECONOMY” IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 972-984
Author(s):  
V.V. Ananishnev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Support Measures ◽  
Force Majeure ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
Almost All

The restrictions imposed by the governments of different countries for almost all business entities have become new conditions for their functioning for a period of one quarter or more, and led to the emergence of new economic relations and a corresponding recession up to an economic crisis in some industries. To avoid the economic crisis and to pay compensation, to allocate subsidies and other support measures, the governments of different countries used various methods of saving public resources, which further exacerbated the situation for citizens and enterprises, forcing them to seek and use new ways of doing business, which was the beginning of the “COVID economy”. State support measures in the Russian Federation were not applied to all sectors, but only to some types of activities (according to OKVED). Therefore, some enterprises had the only way to postpone the fulfillment of their obligations under the contract - to issue a certificate of evidence of force majeure circumstances according to the RF CCI. Because of the large number of contracts, the process of obtaining the certificates was lengthened; in addition, in some cases, such certificates were to be paid for. Most experts assess government support measures for the “COVID economy” in the Russian Federation as useful, but not effective enough. According to the operator of online cash registers “Evotor”, 19% of the enterprises in the Russian Federation did not continue the work after July 1, 2020. As of July 30, 2020, the second wave of the pandemic is expected in the world; and regardless of its arrival, a recession passing into the economic crisis will continue with possible intensification.

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