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Williams College
Publication Date
Spring 2023
Abstract
The word startup is perhaps an unlikely word that comes to mind when discussing shifting dynamics in the Middle East – this is rapidly changing. In the past two decades, Arab entrepreneurs have emerged from across the region as key players in the paradigm of national economic visions. Within these plans, innovation will become the epicenter for public-private partnerships. Such collaboration will contribute to tackling youth unemployment, the region’s most pressing contemporary problem, as well as diversifying local economies. The research delves into the complexities and history of entrepreneurship in Jordan as one of the region’s pioneering nations, examining the strengths and weaknesses of the country’s infrastructure for its next generation of entrepreneurs through interviews and analysis of secondary sources.
Disciplines
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Growth and Development | Inequality and Stratification | Near and Middle Eastern Studies | Science and Technology Policy | Technology and Innovation
Recommended Citation
Cativiela, Pierre, "Building a Society of Trust: Innovation and the Future of Youth Employment in Jordan" (2023). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 3597.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/3597
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Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Commons, Growth and Development Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Commons, Science and Technology Policy Commons, Technology and Innovation Commons
Program Name
Jordan: Geopolitics, International Relations, and the Future of the Middle East