Features of smuggling in Wadi Khaled, Lebanon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5680949 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Royce Hutson, Royce A Hutson (0000-0001-6887-0027, corresponding author), Taylor Long (0009-0005-3007-7038) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 385-413 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conflict Security and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1467-8802 • E-ISSN: 1478-1174 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14678802.2011.614126 |
| OpenAlex | W1964388034 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 8 |
Through survey research, we investigate the potential socio‐economic impact of tighter Lebanese–Syrian border controls on the impoverished community of Wadi Khaled. We demonstrate that, given the lack of Lebanese infrastructure and meaningful development in the region, residents of Wadi Khaled rely on illegal cross-border traffic to meet basic needs, including the purchase of foodstuffs, building materials, medicine and fuel. Our survey revealed high levels of food insecurity and poverty and determined important socio-demographic associations with smuggling. One of the most closely associated characteristics with support for smuggling behaviour was one's religious background, which we believe to be a function of Lebanon's consociational political system. The wellbeing of Wadi Khaled residents, we argue, demands that any effort to combat smuggling entail improving social support for the community and facilitating access to Lebanese markets and infrastructure. All the opinions expressed in this article, however, are the authors' own and do not necessarily reflect UK or Government of Lebanon policy. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Wayne State University, Detroit. Notes Royce Hutson is Assistant Professor of Social Work at Wayne State University. Hutson has advised several governments around the world on topics related to armed conflict, social exclusion and poverty. His research has a particular emphasis on how these phenomena are associated with other poor social outcomes with an eye towards development to address these drivers. Taylor Long is a doctoral student in Social Work and Political Science at the University of Michigan and a Consultant at Pursue Ltd. 1. CitationSpeetjens, ‘What Now for the Bekaa?’. 2. UNSCR 1701. 3. CitationChristensen, Report of the Lebanon Independent Border Assessment Team II. 4. CitationObeid, ‘Searching for the “Ideal Face of the State”’, 343. 5. CitationObeid, ‘Searching for the “Ideal Face of the State”’, 333. 6. CitationFisman and Miguel, Economic Gangsters. 7. CitationFisman and Miguel, Economic Gangsters, 62. 8. CitationBhagwati and Hansen, ‘A Theoretical Analysis of Smuggling’. 9. CitationBhagwati and Hansen, ‘A Theoretical Analysis of Smuggling’, 172. 10. CitationBhagwati and Hansen, ‘A Theoretical Analysis of Smuggling’, 180. 11. CitationNorton, ‘On the Economic Theory of Smuggling’; CitationCave and Reuter, The Interdictors Lot. 12. CitationMerriman et al., ‘How Big is the Worldwide Cigarette-Smuggling Problem?’. 13. CitationMillet, ‘Weak States and Porous Borders’, 173. 14. CitationWorld Bank, ‘Governance Matters 2009’; Fisman and Miguel, Economic Gangsters, 63–67. 15. CitationThachuk, ‘An Introduction to Transnational Threats’, 11. 16. Fisman and Miguel, Economic Gangsters, 81. 17. CitationOsgood and Chambers, ‘Social Disorganization Outside the Metropolis’. 18. CitationOsgood and Chambers, ‘Social Disorganization Outside the Metropolis’, 102–103. 19. CitationOsgood and Chambers, ‘Social Disorganization Outside the Metropolis’, 106. 20. CitationKolbe and Hutson, ‘Human Rights Abuses and Other Criminal Violations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’. 21. CitationLebanese Ministry of Social Affairs, Living Conditions of Households. 22. CitationHutson et al., ‘Human Rights and Small Arms Violence in South Lebanon’. 23. CitationUnited Nations Security Council, Report of the Lebanon Independent Border Assessment Team II, 7–8. 24. Naharnet, ‘6 Hurt in Wadi Khaled Unrest’. 6 November 2010. 25. World Bank, ‘Governance Matters 2009’. 26. CitationLaity et al., ‘Poverty, Grown, and Income Distribution in Lebanon’. 27. CitationUnited Nations Development Programme, ‘Fast Facts: Poverty and Social Development’
Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Wadi · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Sex work and related issues
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |