Fixing the economy and public service provision in Lebanon /
Bourhrous, Amal
Fixing the economy and public service provision in Lebanon / [elecgronic resource] Amal Bourhrous - Solna : SIPRI, 2021 - 7 p. - SIPRI policy brief .
"December 2021" SIP2123 The limited accountability and weak institutions of Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system have had a severe impact on the country’s economy and the state’s ability to provide basic public services. Protesters have repeatedly voiced discontent with a political system that facilitates corruption and allows self-serving political and sectarian elites to capture public resources and escape accountability. Many have called for the sectarian power-sharing system to be transcended.?Although a comprehensive reform of the political system remains a remote prospect, there is an urgent need to address the grievances of Lebanese people within the system. Based on interviews with current and former government-level officials and experts in Lebanon, this policy brief presents recommendations on what can be done within the existing system to fix the economy and public service provision.
economic conditions--social conditions--government--internal politics--Lebanon
Fixing the economy and public service provision in Lebanon / [elecgronic resource] Amal Bourhrous - Solna : SIPRI, 2021 - 7 p. - SIPRI policy brief .
"December 2021" SIP2123 The limited accountability and weak institutions of Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system have had a severe impact on the country’s economy and the state’s ability to provide basic public services. Protesters have repeatedly voiced discontent with a political system that facilitates corruption and allows self-serving political and sectarian elites to capture public resources and escape accountability. Many have called for the sectarian power-sharing system to be transcended.?Although a comprehensive reform of the political system remains a remote prospect, there is an urgent need to address the grievances of Lebanese people within the system. Based on interviews with current and former government-level officials and experts in Lebanon, this policy brief presents recommendations on what can be done within the existing system to fix the economy and public service provision.
economic conditions--social conditions--government--internal politics--Lebanon