0:00 Intro

4:04 Longevity of the Problem

18:26 The Usual Suspects & IMF Negotiations

29:04 Parallel Ideas & Parallel Institutions

40:41 State Sovereignty & Authority

We're back with Mike Azar for Episode 177 of The Beirut Banyan.

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We discuss accountability and lack of transparency across the board in Lebanon and the economic consequences of political decisions made years before the recent protests began. We also talk about 'shadow governance' and what an alternative social pact could look like.

Mike Azar is a finance advisor and a regular contributor to the 'Finance 4 Lebanon' / NERDS blog. He is a former Johns Hopkins SAIS lecturer of International Economics.

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Music by Marc Codsi. Graphics by Sara Tarhini.