Table of Contents

Introduction: A Labyrinth of Blood and Money; Shia Warlords and Druze Emirs; Maronite Warlords and Sunni Zaims; The Merchants of Beirut; Bechara al-Khouri and Michel Chiha; Camille Chamoun and Emil Boustani; How the Warlord/Merchant Group Shaped the Economy; Youssef Beidas and Intrabank; The Golden Years; The Destruction of Beirut; Collapse of the National Currency; Government Decay; Amine Gemayel and Government Collapse; Roger Tamraz and Financial Collapse; Supremacy of the Warlords; Bachir Gemayel: Last of the Warlords; Triumph of the Warlords and Merchants; Rafic Hariri: Last of the Merchants

About the Author

Kamal Dib is a Canadian economist with research interests in the Middle East. He is currently a senior economist at Human Resources Development Canada. He is a frequent contributor to Annahar of Beirut and L'Avenir of Montreal, writing on economic affairs.

Reviews

'a complete reference' Annahar