Paper Title:
Reclaiming Public Utility: A National Framework for Inclusive Investment in Syria’s Recovery

Date:
1 July 2025

Publisher: 
LUGARIT

Author: 
Omar Abdulaziz Hallaj 

Summary:
A second article in a series on inclusive economic recovery in Syria.  It urges to adopt a balanced, nationally guided investment strategy that prioritizes long-term public utility over short-term gains. It warns against overextended incentives and fragmented donor-driven models, calling instead for inclusive, outcome-oriented criteria that enhance welfare, economic resilience, institutional capacity, social cohesion, and sustainable stewardship of public assets.

Link:
https://link.lugarit.com/GF0A

Photo: 
Crowds fill the historic Al-Hamidiyah Souq in Damascus, a living symbol of Syria’s economic and cultural resilience. As recovery efforts advance, such spaces must remain embedded in the social fabric—not repurposed solely for foreign capital or elite interests.  Damascus, Syria. 8 May 2022. Photo © hanohiki – via Alamy.


Reclaiming Public Utility: A National Framework for Inclusive Investment in Syria’s Recovery

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