Political economy of Libya after the Qadhafi regime

Author(s)
Combaz, E.
Publication language
English
Pages
13pp
Date published
14 Feb 2014
Publisher
Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Accountability and Participation, Conflict, violence & peace, Response and recovery, Standards
Countries
Libya

With the 2011 uprisings and the fall of the Qadhafi regime, Libya has experienced a radical transformation of its political system, with significant social and economic changes in state and society. As the current context remains fluid, understanding the new Libyan political economy is fraught with difficulty and uncertainty: which factors from Libyan history – old and recent – are still relevant, and what is new? This rapid review of the literature identified a limited rigorous evidence base on these questions.