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100			_aAbouAssi, Khaldoun
245			_aSpecial-purpose authorities: a welcomed alien to decentralization in Lebanon?
260			_c2017
300			_ap.503-523.
362			_aSep
520			_aCountries in transition face numerous political and economic challenges often exacerbated by persistent corruption and internecine religious conflict. In Lebanon, existing local governments have proven ineffective at providing many public services, especially those with spillover effects and externalities. This article proposes a structural change: the introduction of special-purpose local authorities to provide a single service transcending the boundaries of individual local governments. This proposal promises an innovative and practical solution to some existing problems; moreover, it will disentangle some of the complexities in the social and political milieus of a country typified by intense conflict. - Reproduced.
650			_aLocal government - Lebanon
650			_aDecentralization - Lebanon
650			_aDecentralization
700			_aBowman, Ann O'M
773			_aInternational Review of Administrative Sciences
909			_a116169
999			_c116163 _d116163