The Third Wheel in Public Policy: An Overview of NGOs in Lebanon

Abstract

Lebanon is relatively a small country in the Middle East with an area of 4,035.5172 sq. miles and a population of 3,759,136 (CSA 2007). The geographical location at the Mediterranean Sea and the diversity in the socio-cultural milieu favored Lebanon as a bridge between the East and the West. Before the civil war (1975–1990), the country witnessed an economic boom and was the spotlight of the world; Lebanon was labeled as the Switzerland of the East to characterize its unique status.