Diary of a woman entrepreneur - part 3

Monday, 11th February 2008 by Karen Darby

She's in Libya. Mission: to bring entrepreneurship to an authoritarian regime.

Looking out through the window of the taxi, I survey the local landscape and I’m struck by the complete lack of consumerism. Not only are there no advertising hoardings (all the ones I saw had giant pictures of Colonel Gaddafi with the number 37 on each) but I didn’t see any signs of commerce at all, aside from a few shops.

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