The Lessons of Lebanon —— The Economics of War

----- 黎巴嫩的教训：战争经济学

ISBN: 9781784537708 出版年：2004 页码：248 Samir Makdisi Bloomsbury Publishing

List of figures. List of tables. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1 The period preceding the civil war: relative economic stability, growth, socio-economic gaps and underlying political instability The political environment 11 Economic performance: quantitative aspects Socio-economic development: qualitative gaps A summary overview of development until 1975 Lebanon on the threshold of civil war. 2 The war period, 1975-90: resilience versus fragmentation Introduction: the phases of the civil war On the causes and duration of the civil war: economic versus non-economic factors The political/military environment and the constraints on national economic performance: a summary view Economic and financial performance: impact of the war and the national response Reflections on the war period The attempted reconciliation: the Taif Accord. 3 The post-war period: aspirations versus reality: Political background, growth and macroeconomics Introductory remarks The political context: a brief overview Growth and the macroeconomic and financial situation The post-war period: aspirations versus reality Labour market, governance and socio-economic issues Labour market and wage policy. 4. Fundamental issues of development: political governance and the socio-economic dimension of development Aspirations versus reality: lopsided development. 5 Lebanon, development and globalization: concluding reflections Successes and failures of Lebanon's development Domestic conditions for viable long-term reform Lebanon and the global economy Lebanon and small, open developing countries Final comment. Notes Bibliography Index.