Formality, Informality, and Resilience of Syrian Political Economy

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The Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP)'s Syria Transition Challenges Project aims to build common ground between the European, Russian, Turkish and US views on the issues of Reform, Refugees Return, and Reconstruction in Syria. It commissioned expert Omar Abdulaziz Hallaj of LUGARIT to develop a research project report titled “Formality, Informality, and the Resilience of the Syrian Political Economy”, exploring the country's economic resilience.

This publication is a pre-LUGARIT work by our experts.

Summary

The Research Project Report "Formality, Informality, and the Resilience of the Syrian Political Economy" delves into the complexities of Syria's political and economic structures, highlighting several critical aspects:


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Syrian girl in a refugee camp.  Unknown photographer.  Image assumed public domain.