Since Prime Minister Nawaf Salam took office, questions remain over whether his early momentum marks a break from Lebanon’s entrenched path dependencies. Our latest article examines whether his government’s reactivation signals the onset of structural reform or the persistence of institutional stagnation in its first hundred days.
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Salam’s Government First 100 Days: Early signals and structural constraints
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One Hundred Days of Nawaf Salam's Cabinet: Governing between momentum and veto
One hundred days into Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s tenure, questions remain over whether his early momentum reflects a break from Lebanon’s entrenched path dependencies. Our latest article examines if his government’s reactivation signals the onset of structural reform or the persistence of institutional stagnation. -
Taxing for Social Protection
In this article, Sami Zoughaib and Sami Atallah delve into the critical fiscal reforms necessary for Lebanon's National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS), which was launched in February 2024. -
Blurred Lines: Lebanon’s mutating workforce
As Lebanon enters its fifth year of the crisis, the labor market has become increasingly precarious. Irregular jobs are the new norm and are functioning as an informal safety net among the country’s remaining labor force. Widespread wage reductions and inadequate social protection have rendered the labor market increasingly informal and low-skilled. A normalization of this arrangement can carry reverberations that sever the role of the state in the social contract.