Economy
From public debt to monopolies: This is how poverty is made in Lebanon
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Zainab Bazzi — In Lebanon, there is an industry called “poverty.” Its aim is to transfer resources from some groups to others through various means, such as public debt, which transferred wealth from the poor and middle classes to capital owners. Also through imposing indirect taxes and monopolistic concentration, which raises the cost of services…
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