Lebanon's financial crisis and the International Monetary Fund

This study addresses the reasons behind the failure of the Hassan Diab Government in Lebanon (January 2020-September 2021) to present a comprehensive and credible package of reforms to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The study reviews Lebanon’s economic reality relying on both quantitative an...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Hamadeh, Hawraa (author)
التنسيق: masterThesis
منشور في: 2022
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/14206
https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2022.509
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/thesis.php
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2022-11-02T12:51:25Z
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Lebanon -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Economic crisis -- Lebanon -- 21st century
Lebanon -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
International Monetary Fund -- Economic assistance -- Lebanon
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
Dissertations, Academic
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description This study addresses the reasons behind the failure of the Hassan Diab Government in Lebanon (January 2020-September 2021) to present a comprehensive and credible package of reforms to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The study reviews Lebanon’s economic reality relying on both quantitative and qualitative data. To clearly show the lessons that can be drawn from each of these cases for Lebanon, the study also examines the experiences of other countries that faced financial crises and their relation with the IMF. The study’s principal argument is that the Hassan Diab Government failed to develop and adopt a robust and persuasive package of reforms due to multiple internal and external factors. The main set of challenges stemmed from the domestic environment, characterized by a struggling economy, deteriorating social conditions and rising poverty, internal political divisions, and hardly any trust in the Government and ruling political and economic elite. Furthermore, the regional and international players complicated the Diab Government’s task. The Government was largely unsuccessful in garnering much needed external financial support – which would have enhanced the prospects of adopting a robust reform package – due to both political and economic reasons.
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spelling Lebanon's financial crisis and the International Monetary FundThe Hassan Diab Government and the FundHamadeh, HawraaDiab, HassanLebanon -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryEconomic crisis -- Lebanon -- 21st centuryLebanon -- Economic conditions -- 21st centuryInternational Monetary Fund -- Economic assistance -- LebanonLebanese American University -- DissertationsDissertations, AcademicThis study addresses the reasons behind the failure of the Hassan Diab Government in Lebanon (January 2020-September 2021) to present a comprehensive and credible package of reforms to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The study reviews Lebanon’s economic reality relying on both quantitative and qualitative data. To clearly show the lessons that can be drawn from each of these cases for Lebanon, the study also examines the experiences of other countries that faced financial crises and their relation with the IMF. The study’s principal argument is that the Hassan Diab Government failed to develop and adopt a robust and persuasive package of reforms due to multiple internal and external factors. The main set of challenges stemmed from the domestic environment, characterized by a struggling economy, deteriorating social conditions and rising poverty, internal political divisions, and hardly any trust in the Government and ruling political and economic elite. Furthermore, the regional and international players complicated the Diab Government’s task. The Government was largely unsuccessful in garnering much needed external financial support – which would have enhanced the prospects of adopting a robust reform package – due to both political and economic reasons.1 online resource (x, 118 leaves): ill.Bibliography: leaves 103-118.Lebanese American University2022-11-02T12:51:25Z2022-11-02T12:51:25Z20222022-05-26Thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesishttp://hdl.handle.net/10725/14206https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2022.509http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/thesis.phpeninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/142062022-11-02T12:51:50Z
spellingShingle Lebanon's financial crisis and the International Monetary Fund
Hamadeh, Hawraa
Diab, Hassan
Lebanon -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Economic crisis -- Lebanon -- 21st century
Lebanon -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
International Monetary Fund -- Economic assistance -- Lebanon
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
Dissertations, Academic
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title Lebanon's financial crisis and the International Monetary Fund
title_full Lebanon's financial crisis and the International Monetary Fund
title_fullStr Lebanon's financial crisis and the International Monetary Fund
title_full_unstemmed Lebanon's financial crisis and the International Monetary Fund
title_short Lebanon's financial crisis and the International Monetary Fund
title_sort Lebanon's financial crisis and the International Monetary Fund
topic Diab, Hassan
Lebanon -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Economic crisis -- Lebanon -- 21st century
Lebanon -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
International Monetary Fund -- Economic assistance -- Lebanon
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
Dissertations, Academic
url http://hdl.handle.net/10725/14206
https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2022.509
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/thesis.php