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Quick Lebanon facts  Clientelism
51% of graduates looking for a job are willing to emigrate for job purposes
47% of individuals from high income families are prepared to use political connections to find a job
45% of individuals from high income families think that they have effective political connections
73% of Lebanese youth consider political connections as an important factor in finding a job
84% of Lebanese youth perceive social connections as an important factor in their job search
25% of Lebanese youth perceive the use of political connections as a legitimate way to find a job
34% of Lebanese youth use political connections as a means to find a job
55% of Lebanese youth use social connections as a means to find a job
46% of students from private universities are willing to use political connections to find a job Decentralization
400 municipalities do not have a single employee
400 municipalities have very weak municipal administration
70% of Lebanese municipalities have less than 4,000 registered inhabitants
48% of municipal revenue in 2008 came from direct fees collected directly by the municipalities
16% of municipal revenue in 2008 came from surtaxes from water, telephone & other sources
36% of municipal revenue in 2008 came from the Independent Municipal Fund
90% of the revenues of small municipalities in 2008 came from the Independent Municipal Fund
83% of total direct fees are constituted of • 3 out of 36 fees collected directly by municipalities The Arab Barometer |
