The
problems
that we
face in
Lebanon
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The
merits of
participati
ve
governan
ce
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The
merits of
participati
ve
governan
ce
|
The
merits of
participati
ve
governan
ce
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Lack of trust
between the
citizens and the
Authorities
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Participation will
make the citizens
realize the
complexity of the
governance
issues facing the
Authorities
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Allowing the
citizens to share
in drawing
policies and
monitoring their
implementation
will raise the level
of trust between
the parties.
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Citizens will
become more
confident of the
State's ability to
govern and
perform
adequately
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New bonds will
be forged
between State
and citizens.
Less political
conflicts.
National
dialogue on
sensitive issues
will be easier to
conduct
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Lack of
governance
transparency
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Participation will
shed new light on
hitherto obscure
areas of
governance
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An increased
awareness of
public matters.
Improved
monitoring of the
use of public
funds.
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Marginalization
of the citizens
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The State will
benefit from the
competency and
the expertise of
many
outstanding
citizens
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The new
opportunities that
will be offered to
the citizens in
public service will
serve to reduce
the "brain drain"
effect.
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Stronger civic
sense and
patriotism will
prevail.
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Uneven
distribution of the
tax burden
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Participation will
shed new light on
many
discriminatory
policies in the
fiscal system
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The power of the
cartels and the
special interest
will be revealed
and curtailed
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Citizens will
realize and
oppose the
unrestrained
growth of indirect
taxation that
weighs heavily
on the lower and
on the middle
class.
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A reduction in the
incidence of
social
disturbances and
civil unrest.
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Endemic
corruption at all
the levels of
society
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Participation will
shed light on
many corrupt
practices in the
Administration
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Independent
citizens
monitoring and
control will solve
some of the
problems that
may occur if PPP
(Public Private
Participation) is
introduced by the
Administration to
help financing the
large
infrastructure
projects.
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A reduction in the
country's
corruption index
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Absence of
infrastructure
development
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Promoting
transparency will
reveal the faults
in the present
system
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Through
participation,
public opinion
will become
aware of the
needs for a
reliable
infrastructure and
will pressure the
Administration to
focus on this area.
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A sustainable
and measured
development of
the national
infrastructure will
be realized.
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Unbalanced
economic
development
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Citizens who
form part of the
neglected sectors
of the economy
will make their
voices heard
through their
associations or
syndicates.
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Participation will
open new
horizons in the
development of
State/Citizens
cooperation in
Agriculture,
industry, tourism,
services etc.
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The country will
attain sooner a
balanced
economic growth
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Poor quality of
social services
rendered
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A wider spectrum
of the population
will become
aware of the poor
social services
rendered and will
contribute to their
improvement.
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Through
participation, the
citizens will be in
a position to
monitor the
effectiveness of
the Plan's
execution.
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Through
participation the
citizens will be
able to pressure
the deputies to
enact the proper
social legislation.
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A significant
improvement in
the quality and
the cost of the
social services
provided will be
realized
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