On 3 February 2025, On 3 February Mohsen Yazdanpanah successfully defended his PhD thesis 'Money, capitalism, and development: The south Schumpeterian hypothesis in developing countries'.
The central objective of his thesis was to identify the basic mechanisms associated capitalism in general (not its varieties) that enable it to be a dynamic expanding force.
His thesis used the South Schumpeterian Hypothesis (SSH) that incorporates elements of entrepreneurial organization that stand at odds with the current dominant discourse. This approach aims to create greater policy space and equip developing countries with effective financial instruments. It thus seeks to empower developing nations to attain productive capabilities through entrepreneurship within existing global institutional constraints.
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