The Lessons of Lebanon

The Economics of War

• Author(s): Samir Makdisi,
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Pages: 248
• ISBN_10: 0857714341
  ISBN_13: 9780857714343
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Economics / General , Political Science / Political Economy , History / Middle East / General , Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development , Technology & Engineering / Military Science , Business & Economics / Economic History , Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy ,

Description:... Since 1945, over 200 intrastate conflicts have taken place in countries that achieved independence from colonial rule after the second world war. The case of Lebanon offers a striking illustration of these interlocking influences on projects of national economic development. The persistently sectarian nature of the country's political institutions, the relatively poor quality of governance, and the major civil war that engulfed the country from 1975 to 1990, together define not only the context in which the achievements and failures of Lebanese development must be assessed, but also the continuing challenges that it must face in the era of globalization.
This book offers an in-depth analysis of Lebanese economic development during the second half of the twentieth century with special emphasis on the civil war and its aftermath. Makdisi offers a definitive assessment of the principal phases of national development since Lebanese independence in the 1940s, and a study of those conditions requisite for sustainable development for Lebanon, as for many other developing countries.