Books in the Actions and Insights - Middle East North Africa series

This book, the fifth in the Actions and Insights series under the auspices of AIB-MENA, explores how various start-up models, whether private sector-led, private sector-incubated, or more traditional non-profit ventures, have built a business model and, in some cases, succeeded in scaling and internationalizing their businesses.

Governments of today need to be future-oriented. The cases and perspectives are grouped in five themes: government foresight, future orientation, regulatory reforms & strategy, the happiness agenda and the sharing economy. The countries covered are: UAE, Iceland, Germany, Finland, Estonia, China and Chile.