Towards a Private Sector led Growth Model : Bosnia and Herzegovina Innovation and Entrepreneurship Assessment

Aridi, Anwar ; Ong Lopez, Anne

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT;    INNOVATION;    ENTREPRENEURSHIP;    BUSINESS TRAINING;    ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT;   

RP-ID  :  137724

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The growth landscape of Bosnia andHerzegovina (BiH) is undermined by adverse productivitydevelopments and weak private sector development. BiH isstill finding a pathway to rebalance its current publicsector-led growth model to a private sector-led one. In thislight, enhancing innovation and entrepreneurship (I and E)is a key priority for BiH. This report provides acomprehensive assessment of the current I and E landscape inBiH and offers a roadmap for innovation policy reforms. Itshowcases current I and E outcomes in BiH and providesanalysis of whether current support policies and programs inBiH (including public budget allocations) address existingmarket failures. The report concludes that recent policymeasures have not effectively addressed BiH's needs forsupporting I and E, specifically in terms of access toskills, ease of business regulations, and predictability ofbusiness environment. To this end, this report offers aroadmap for policy reforms as well as suggestions for pilot programs.