Faith-based NGOs in Multi-Confessional Society: Evidence from Lebanon
Published By: Arab Center For Research & Policy Studies | Published Date: September, 02 , 2012This paper combines data from a unique NGO survey in Lebanon with local indicators of religious and income polarization to assess which factors contribute to the emergence of faith-based or confessional NGOs in Lebanon. Survey results show that although the share of confessional NGOs among newly created ones has dropped over time, this trend has been reversed during episodes of civil wars and political unrest. Moreover, econometric estimates show that the likelihood of emergence of confessional NGOs increases with religious polarization and, more surprisingly, with average income at the regional level.
Author(s): Karin Seyfert, Jad Chaaban | Posted on: Feb 02, 2016 | Views() | Download (156)