Displacement isn’t just about borders or bombs - it’s about the systems that strip people of dignity and the ways they resist. In this episode of Builders of the Broken Bazaar, Dr. Tabish Zaman speaks with Professor Theodore Khoury, one of the world’s leading voices on entrepreneurship in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. From refugee camps in Jordan to the shadow economies of Lebanon, Khoury’s work reveals how survival-driven enterprise challenges the polished models of business schools. Together we explore:Why informal economies are not failures but lifelines - and why policymakers get them wrong.How masculinities and social norms shape entrepreneurship in war zones, often in unexpected ways.Why the “mask is off” for institutions that preach international law yet ignore it in places like Palestine.🎙 “Entrepreneurship is not always opportunity. Sometimes, it is survival itself.”👉 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@buildersofthebrokenbazaar

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