Hybrid Governance: Lebanon

Abstract

Governance interventions are often subtle, taking the form of incremental, behind-the-scenes changes in how governments operate and how they deliver services. Those who promote governance interventions tend to use language that is difficult to argue against: change is necessary to enhance fairness, efficiency, and participation. Although more velvet glove than iron fist, governance interventions can be truly transformative. They can recalibrate a series of relationships that make up society: between citizens, between citizens and the state, between citizens and the market, and between the state and the market.