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245	1	4	_aThe Real Issues of the Middle East and the Arab Spring _h[electronic resource] : _bAddressing Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship / _cedited by Thomas Andersson, Abdelkader Djeflat.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bSpringer New York : _bImprint: Springer, _c2013.
300			_aXX, 440 p. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	1		_aInnovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management
520			_aThe 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 environmental 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 world 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.
650		0	_aEntrepreneurship.
650		0	_aEconomic policy.
650		0	_aDevelopment economics.
650	1	4	_aEconomics.
650	2	4	_aR & D/Technology Policy.
650	2	4	_aEntrepreneurship.
650	2	4	_aEconomic Policy.
650	2	4	_aDevelopment Economics.
700	1		_aAndersson, Thomas. _eeditor.
700	1		_aDjeflat, Abdelkader. _eeditor.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9781461452478
830		0	_aInnovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5248-5
912			_aZDB-2-ENG
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c44320 _d44320