Despite the popularity of promoting entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprises
(SMEs) for economic development, there is little scientific basis on which policy makers can …

The subject of which firms are the key employers? and which of these create or destroy jobs
at a faster rate? is eminently important for academics and policy makers. The relative …

We examine the relationship between entry regulation and the business interests of former
President Ben Ali's family using firm-level data from Tunisia. Connected firms account for a …

The social contract is the deal between the state and its citizens by which the latter agree the
rule of the former in return for deliverables Over time, the state's deliverables have evolved …

Are politically connected firms more likely to evade taxes? This paper presents evidence
suggesting firms owned by President Ben Ali and his family were more prone to evade …

Like the robber barons of the 19th century Gilded Age, a new and proliferating crop of
billionaires is driving rapid development and industrialization in poor countries. The …

Background: Objectives: This study investigated the connection between organisational
agility, business best practices and the performance of SMEs in South Africa. Method: A …

This study examines the firm level drivers of employment growth in East Africa in which they
are categorized as firm specific, entrepreneur specific and business environment …

We address a central question about the integration of developing countries into the global
economy: what factors affect public support for such globalization. Do public preferences …

Creating jobs, especially good jobs, is one of the greatest challenges facing Egypt. This
paper investigates the nature of job growth in Egypt, including the firm, industry, and worker …