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Quick Lebanon facts  Clientelism
51% of graduates looking for a job are willing to emigrate for job purposes
47% of individuals from high income families are prepared to use political connections to find a job
45% of individuals from high income families think that they have effective political connections
3% of Lebanese youth are satisfied with the way democracy is exercised in Lebanon
73% of Lebanese youth consider political connections as an important factor in finding a job
5% of Lebanese youth feel that the job market in Lebanon provides equal opportunities for all candidates
3% of Lebanese youth have confidence in the Lebanese parliament
84% of Lebanese youth perceive social connections as an important factor in their job search
25% of Lebanese youth perceive the use of political connections as a legitimate way to find a job
34% of Lebanese youth use political connections as a means to find a job
55% of Lebanese youth use social connections as a means to find a job
21% of students from a middle income family agree that the role of an MP is to provide personal services, as opposed to 8% of those coming from low income families
46% of students from private universities are willing to use political connections to find a job
28% of students from private universities perceive that an MP should provide personal services, as opposed to 6% of students from public universities Corruption
95% of Lebanese people believe that the country is heading in the wrong direction
36% of Lebanese people consider that the economic situation is their prime concern Decentralization
400 municipalities do not have a single employee
400 municipalities have very weak municipal administration
70% of Lebanese municipalities have less than 4,000 registered inhabitants
48% of municipal revenue in 2008 came from direct fees collected directly by the municipalities
16% of municipal revenue in 2008 came from surtaxes from water, telephone & other sources
36% of municipal revenue in 2008 came from the Independent Municipal Fund
90% of the revenues of small municipalities in 2008 came from the Independent Municipal Fund
83% of total direct fees are constituted of • 3 out of 36 fees collected directly by municipalities ElectionsParliament
85 MPs exceeded their absence limit without any excuse between 2009-2017
55 MPs never proposed a law once between 2009 and 2016
99% of Lebanese people think that there is corruption in the government
1/10 of MPs only believe that poverty is an urgent national issue
31 out of the 352 laws passed in 2009-2017 address people's worries The Arab Barometer |
