Lebanon's economic rupture

In pt. 1 - Lebanon's political economy has long operated to benefit the societal elites. But during the 2010s, the system started to crack.

Lebanon has been in the news recently, as Israel has unleashed a wave of ground and air attacks against the militant group Hezbollah stationed in the country.

This situation is undoubtedly disastrous for the Lebanese, 2,000 have been killed and over 1.2mn people displaced over the past couple of weeks. With many of the shelters in Lebanon full, hundreds …