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Author Gaspard, Toufic K.

Title A political economy of Lebanon, 1948-2002 : the limits of laissez-faire / by Toufic K. Gaspard
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 291 pages)
Series Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, 1385-3376 ; v. 92
Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 92. 1385-3376
Contents List of tables; Preface; A political economy of Lebanon, 1948-2002: The limits of laissez-faire; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE OF SPONTANEITY AND DESIGN: THE MARKET AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; CHAPTER TWO THE ROAD TO LAISSEZ-FAIRE: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; CHAPTER THREE GROWTH WITHOUT DEVELOPMENT; CHAPTER FOUR LAISSEZ-FAIRE AGAINST INDUSTRY; CHAPTER FIVE THE REPRODUCTION OF LAISSEZ-FAIRE; CHAPTER SIX FROM CRISIS TO RECONSTRUCTION; CHAPTER SEVEN CONCLUDING REMARKS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; Bibliography; Subject Index; Author Index
Summary This work assesses Lebanon's development experience during 1948-2002, a case study of laissez-faire performance over more than 50 years. The text analyzes the strong monetary crisis of the mid-1980s and the reconstruction policy that produced weak growth and high government indebtedness
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Economic development -- Political aspects -- Lebanon -- History -- 20th century
Free enterprise -- Lebanon -- History -- 20th century
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Comparative.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History.
Economic development -- Political aspects
Economic history
Free enterprise
Economische situatie.
Economische politiek.
SUBJECT Lebanon -- Economic conditions -- 20th century
Subject Lebanon
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 142371427X
9781423714279
904740257X
9789047402572