القضايا الاقتصادية والاجتماعية في لبنان في مناقشات مجلس النواب اللبناني 1975 - 1990 == Economic and Social Issues In Lebanon Within Lebanese Parliamentary Debates 1975 - 1990
Author name:
ياسر فائز شمران الياسري
Supervisor name:
رحيم كاظم محمد الهاشمي
General topic:
History
Specific topic:
Modern and Contemporary History
Degree:
Master
University:
Wasit University - Faculty Of Education - Department Of History
Language:
Arabic
University location:
Wasit
First pages:
11T3407 - p.pdf
Abstract:
The Lebanese parliamentary experience is regarded as one of the most rooted and significant experiences among Arab countries for the Lebanese elections is recognized by a kind of democracy. During the civil war, the parliamentary life is considered as the most difficult political experience in the modern history of Lebanon.The economic and social issues in Lebanon within parliamentary debates1975 - 1990, as a subject for this study, is selected to understand the nature of the Lebanese constitutional institution work and to shed light on itsconstitutional role during the most critical and complicated period in the history of Lebanon.The importance of this study lies in the fact that this topic did not receive the interest of the Iraqi and Lebanese researchers, for the researcher does not account for a single academic study that tackles economic and social issues in the Lebanese parliamentary debates.The researcher tries to find the solutions concerning the problem of the study represented by the legislative council, as a legislative authority, focusing on economic and social issues and their importance.The study is made of an introduction, preface, three chapters and conclusion. The preface indicates the introductions that paid to establish the political regime in Lebanon and how this was reflected on the work of the council.Chapter one, which is entitled 'The interior issues in the light of Lebanese parliamentary debates 1975 - 1990', tackles the political developments in Lebanon and the stand of the council towards them besides the international efforts to stop the war through Taif Agreement in 1989.Chapter two addresses the economic issues within the parliamentary debates from 1975 - 1990. It has five sections that include the agricultural legislations, the industrial issues, the trade, theBresources development and tourism. Henceforth, the last chapter, is depicted to study the parliamentary attempts to solve the social problems raised by the war, specifically, problems of displacement, education, and health.The study is based on several resources. Whereas the minutes of the parliament sessions come to the fore, the study also makes use of many other documentary books. Likewise, the academic theses and dissertations make the backbone of this studyas they are about 54 Arab and Iraqi studies.The study is also enhanced by hundreds of Arabic and translated resources, part of these are personal memoirs like the memoir of the president Salim Al Huss. Similarly, periodicals provided considerable pieces of information besides Lebanese newspapers like Alsafir and Alnahar, and last but not least, the internet provides significant information for the accomplishment of the study.The study has made certain important conclusions concerning the Lebanese parliamentary experience which is recognized by two main features : first, the establishment of parties according to racist and ethnic bases, and second, the control of particular families over the Lebanese political scene.The civil war also influenced the parliamentary work as the place of the parliamentary sessions was changed because of the parliament building being shelled.Concerning the economic side, the council worked on developing the Lebanese economy despite the few number of sessions specified for this purpose as compared with the sessions dedicated to political issues.The industrial sector on its part was highly influenced by the war which left negative effects on factories since most of them were have been ruined while tourism did not receive enough interest by the council. However, The parliament approved the public LebaneseCbudget, but taxes, which form a big rate of the state revenue, have not get enough attention by the parliament.On the social scale, the representatives discussed social affairs as the war spawned phenomena and behaviors that Lebanese community is unfamiliar with. Yet, the council did not pay too much attention to issues of drugs, alcohol and many other social problems.Regarding public services, the parliament had made efforts to develop the health sector while education got high interest in the debates of the council as the state supported the education in all its levels. Finally, what is accounted against the Lebanese parliament in that period is the absence of woman from the political life in Lebanon despite the openness known about this country
