The role of national integration in achieving economic stability in the Libyan state_ A forward-looking vision
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https://doi.org/10.58916/jhas.v10i1.691Keywords:
National integration, economic stability, Libyan state, revolution, national reconciliation.Abstract
After nearly fourteen years have passed since the events of February, it seems that the situation in Libya is still stagnant, and the transitional phase is still fraught with serious risks that affect national integration, which negatively affects economic stability. After the events of February 17 and the fall of the former regime, Libya faced complex problems like many countries that went through transitional stages, whether in its neighborhood or in other parts of the world. Most of these problems are related to the legacy of the authoritarian state and what it has accumulated since its establishment of violence, repression, distortion of values, instilling hatred, and reviving regional and tribal strife. With the growth of these conflicts, the state began to search for solutions that would end this political debate and achieve security stability, which in turn would be reflected in achieving economic development for the Libyan state, which requires an interactive strategy to overcome internal economic obstacles as well as the external repercussions of international conflicts that cast their shadows on the economies of the Middle East, including, of course, the Libyan economy. Accordingly, the problem of the current research can be crystallized into a main question: To what extent can the national integration process contribute to achieving economic stability in the Libyan state in light of current and future challenges?
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