LCPS

03 May, 2012
The Independent Municipal Fund: Reforming the Distributional Criteria
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25 February, 2012
Lebanon’s Economic Challenges Political Instability and Job Creation-Al-Akhbar
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25 February, 2012
Lebanon’s Economic Challenges Political Instability and Job Creation-The Daily Star
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Setting the agenda

Research projects

2012
Responding to the Impact of the Political Crisis on the Economy
A project aimed at dealing with the effects of the political instability on the Lebanese economy. The project intends to investigate the impact of the...
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2012
Enhancing Public Finance Transparency and Accountability in Lebanon: Recommendations for Sound Public Financial Management
A project aimed at enhancing public finance transparency and accountability in Lebanon, and thus addressing the country’s current precarious fiscal situation.
Expected outcomes:
Various policy...
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2012
Impact of Clientelism and Sectarianism on Youth Employment
A project aimed at providing a comprehensive understanding of the role of economic structures and actors in Lebanon and their connection to political reform.
Commissioned...
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Newsfeed

February 2012 / CSIS
The Causes of Stability and Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa: An Analytic Survey
The current series of crises in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have many causes, and causes that that vary sharply by country. They...
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February 2012 / IMF
Lebanon: Selected Issues
The Selected Issues Paper on Lebanon was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with...
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December 2011 / CDDRL Stanford
Electricity Sector Reform in Lebanon:Political Consensus in Waiting
Electricity reform is one of Lebanon’s greatest challenges. The failure to ensure reliable electricity supply is a symbol of the Lebanese state’s long-standing crisis, and...
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Quick Lebanon Facts

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48%

of Lebanese think that the economic situation is the most important challenge facing the country

Source: The Arab Barometer- Lebanon Country Report

Featured Analysis

Decentralization in Lebanon

In the last few weeks, the political institutions in the country have taken interest in decentralization once again. It is said that the President is keen on it, the Parliament wants to pass a decentralization law, and the Minister of Interior is rushing to put forth his own draft law. Although no specific details have surfaced, no decentralization law is considered progressive unless it establishes elected regional councils and re-allocates expenditure and fiscal responsibilities among the municipalities, municipal unions, and regional councils.
Since municipal elections were reinstated in 1998, they have no doubt reinvigorated municipal life, engaged citizens at the...
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Sami Atallah
LCPS Executive Director

Activities

March 2012
Accord Project on Peacebuilding in Lebanon
LCPS hosted a workshop which reviewed early conclusions for peace-building policy and practiced learning emerging from Conciliation Resources’ Accord project on Lebanon. It sought to inform development of an Accord...
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February 2012
Lebanon’s Economic Challenges: Political Instability and Job Creation
LCPS hosted a workshop which sought to address two of the main challenges facing the Lebanese economy: political instability and job creation. In the first session participants discussed the impact...
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January 2012
A Constitution Between Two Constitutions: A Constitutional Proposal Based on the Rotation of Power between Communities and Equality Between Citizens
As part of a series, LCPS held a roundtable discussion regarding political reforms in Lebanon in light of regional changes.The discussion emphasized amending the Lebanese constitution based on respect for...
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Consultancy

LCPS provides specialized consulting services
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